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Articles with tag "prisoners"
‘Alarming trend’
Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk to Shutter Prisons After Inmates Sent to Fight in Ukraine
But a human rights official criticized the decision as “impractical” and predicted that the prisons would reopen within five years.
opinion
Elinor Harty
Marc Fogel, My American Teacher, Is the Kremlin’s Political Pawn
Mr. Fogel’s lessons made a lasting impact on me. Even by Russian standards his sentence, which is longer than that of some murderers, is extreme.
5 Min read
appeal to putin
Russian Convicts Fighting in Ukraine Accuse Army of Refusing Payments, Pardons – IStories
Former members of the so-called “Storm Z” unit said they “still haven’t received full wages, combat pay or guaranteed injury compensations.”...
2 Min read
policy change
Russia Phases Out Pardons for Convicts Who Fight in Ukraine – BBC Russian
Presidential pardons for convicted criminals had allegedly drawn backlash from mobilized soldiers’ families.
2 Min read
FSIN
Russian Prisons Ban Video Calls for Inmates, Says Member of Presidential Rights Council
According to human rights council member Eva Merkacheva, prison officials said the ban was “aimed to prevent illegal actions by convicts.”
1 Min read
jail attack
Ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan Assaulted in Russian Prison – Family
On Tuesday afternoon, Paul Whelan was "hit in the face" by a new inmate, breaking his glasses, the imprisoned American's brother said in a statement.
1 Min read
record expunged
Putin Pardons Killer in High-Profile Domestic Violence Case, Activist Says
Vladislav Kanyus was sentenced to 17 years in a maximum-security prison over the 2020 murder of his ex-girlfriend.
2 Min read
prison transfer
Jailed Reporter Safronov Moved to Siberian Hospital
Ivan Safronov wrote that he was taken to a tuberculosis sanatorium in the Krasnoyarsk region after spending three days at an unknown transit point.
1 Min read
End of service
32K Russian Ex-Convicts Return Home After Fighting – Wagner
Prigozhin boasted that less than 1% of all Wagner recruits have committed crimes after completing their contracts and being released.
2 Min read
'outside the box'
U.S. Explores ‘Narrow’ Sanctions Relief to Free Gershkovich, Whelan From Russia – Reports
Possible “narrow sanctions relief” on the FSB is part of U.S. efforts to come up with “creative offers” that could “gin up” interest in a prisoner...
2 Min read
desperate times
Russian Army Found to Have Recruited Prisoners to Fight in Ukraine
Russia's Defense Ministry has been recruiting inmates to fight in Ukraine, the BBC Russian Service has reported.
1 Min read
Human rights
European Court Fines Russia for Abuse of 'Outcast' Prisoners
The court ruled that Moscow must pay each of the applicants 20,000 euros.
2 Min read
wagner recruitment
Russian Prisons ‘Lost’ Up to 17,000 Convicts in 2022 - Mediazona
In exchange for a six-month military contract, mercenary outfit Wagner offered prisoners a pardon.
1 Min read
war footing
Russian Prison Boss Offers Inmate Labor to Boost Military Production
Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service has reportedly offered defense conglomerate Rostec the use of inmate labor.
1 Min read
desperate measures
Russia Turns to Women's Prisons for Fresh Recruits – Reports
Russia has resorted to recruiting inmates from women's prisons to fight with the Russian military in Ukraine, according to both Ukrainian officials and...
1 Min read
March 8
Women’s Day Celebrations a Lightning Rod for a Divided Russia
As Russia marks a wartime International Women's Day, different groups are using the public holiday to draw attention to their causes.
3 Min read
'killing him slowly'
Ailing Navalny Ordered to 6 Months in Punishment Cell
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been ordered to spend six months in a designated punishment cell, he said Wednesday as his supporters expressed...
'infliction of harm'
Russian Doctors Implore Putin to ‘Stop Abusing’ Navalny in Open Letter
Dozens of Russian doctors signed an open letter on Tuesday urging Russian President Vladimir Putin "to stop abusing" jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny...
political prison
Navalny Returned to Solitary Confinement on New Year's Eve
Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny said on Monday that the authorities at the prison where he is serving his nine-year term had placed...
equal opportunities
Wagner Boss: Women Should Also Get Early Jail Release to Fight in Ukraine
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Kremlin-linked businessman and Wagner Group founder, has voiced his support for commuting the sentences of female prisoners in Russia...
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