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Articles with tag "Prison"

raising awareness

'Like an Animal': Replica of Navalny's Cell Set Up in Paris

His team set up the replica of his cell — "a prison inside a prison" — to raise awareness of the dire conditions he's held in.
Brick wall

Navalny Lodged Over 50 Complaints to Russia's Rights Commissioner

Russia's human rights commissioner claims to have reviewed every complaint made by the jailed Kremlin critic carefully.
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22-year sentence

Jailed Russian Journalist Safronov Says Moved to Siberian Prison

Safronov and his supporters say the case against him is revenge for his reporting.
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international concern

UN Condemns Continued Detention of Putin Opponent Kara-Murza

The UN's human rights chief condemned the continued jailing of a leading figure in Russia's political opposition on Wednesday.
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prison manifesto

Navalny Sets Out 15-Point Plan for Russia's Postwar Development

The Kremlin critic said Russia's war “can only result in defeat.”
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search over

Missing Kremlin Critic Located in Prison Known for Torture

Andrei Pivovarov's whereabouts had been unknown for 30 days.
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convict soldiers

Putin Personally Pardons Russian Prisoners Who Fight in Ukraine

A closed police database lists at least two convicts who were pardoned by Putin last summer, a prominent journalist said.
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convict warfare

Wagner Boss Says Ended Prisoner Recruitment for Ukraine Fight

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has halted its recruitment of prisoners to join the fight in Ukraine, the head of the notorious paramilitary outfit ...
In depth

‘Not Forgotten’: Pen Pals Offer Solace to Russia’s Political Prisoners

YEREVAN, Armenia — At a recent event in Armenia’s capital, Olga Yelsakova was composing a letter to a longtime correspondent. That correspondent...
cruel and unusual

Alexei Navalny Returned to Solitary Confinement for 11th Time

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was returned to solitary confinement for the 11th time since his nine-year prison sentence began in...
political prisoner

Jailed Kremlin Critic Yashin Transferred to Prison Outside Moscow

Prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin has been transferred to a detention facility some 1,000 kilometers from Moscow even though his sentence must...
first comments

Freed Arms Dealer Bout Says West Wants to 'Destroy' Russia

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was freed in a prisoner swap with U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, told Kremlin-run media on Friday that Western...
'Needless trauma'

Russia Frees U.S. Basketball Star Brittney Griner in Prisoner Swap

Russia and the United States have exchanged the U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. and Russian officials...
'Evil guards'

Navalny to Sue Prison Authorities for Not Giving Him Winter Boots

Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday that he is suing his maximum security prison for not giving him winter boots, as temperatures...
harsh conditions

In Russia's 'Land of Prison' Where Brittney Griner Is Held

The news that American basketball player Brittney Griner had arrived in the IK-2 penal colony in Mordovia, also known as the Russian "land of prisons,"...
permanent isolation

Navalny Denounces Harsher Russian Detention Conditions

Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny says he has been moved to a small, isolated cell and deprived of family visits, his team announced...
on the run

Nearly 1 in 3 Prisoners Freed by Retreating Russians Recaptured, Ukraine Says

Ukrainian law enforcement said it has caught and returned to prison 166 of 457 inmates who were freed by Russia’s military and Russian-installed...
promise of freedom

‘There’s No Way Back’: Wagner Group Looks to Russia's Jails to Bolster Ukraine Force

Andrei had been serving his second prison term in St. Petersburg for car theft when he was released and sent to the frontline in Ukraine. The 22-year-old...
attempt on life

Russian Prisoners’ Rights Activist Says Escaped Assassination

Vladimir Osechkin heads the Gulagu.net project, which has published videos showing graphic scenes of torture inside Russian prisons.
inmate enlistment

Video Shows Prigozhin Recruiting Russian Prisoners for Ukraine Fight

A man resembling the Wagner mercenary group's alleged owner promises inmates a presidential pardon or a future career after a six-month stint.
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