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Articles with tag "prisoners"
return from captivity
Russia Releases 10 Ukrainian Civilian Prisoners – Zelensky
Some of those released have been in prison since 2017, arrested in Russian-controlled parts of eastern Ukraine that at the time were run by Moscow-backed...
kirov region
Ex-Governor Belykh Released From Russian Prison After Serving 8-Year Sentence
Once the leader of the liberal Union of Right Forces party, Nikita Belykh was one of the few governors not to align himself with Vladimir Putin.
2 Min read
ongoing talks
Moscow Says Awaits U.S. Response to Prisoner Swap Proposals
"The ball is in the court of the United States," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told state media.
1 Min read
‘In Captivity'
Missing Ukrainian Journalist Held in Russia – Reports
Viktoria Roshchyna, an award-winning freelance journalist, went missing in August while attempting to enter the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region.
1 Min read
‘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.
1 Min read
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
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