Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are in Russian custody, some enduring torture—and there is no legal process for freeing them ...

Muslim inmates constitute roughly the same percentage of the prison population – 31,000 out of 206,000, Russian Mufti Albir ...

Saint Petersburg (AFP) – A notorious Russian prison complex that once housed jailed revolutionaries, toppled ministers and Soviet dissidents will be turned into a hotel, restaurants, museum and ...

“But my plans were derailed.” Karelina, 33, an amateur ballerina and esthetician is wasting away in a Russian prison, serving a 12-year sentence for treason over a $51 donation to a US based ...

SCHNEIDER’S STORY HAS APPEARED ON RUSSIAN STATE TV, DETAINED SINCE JULY 2023. HE IS SERVING A SIX YEAR PRISON SENTENCE AFTER A JUDGE CONVICTED HIM ON CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSING ...