FKU[nb 1] Corrective Colony No. 6 of the UFSIN of Russia for Vladimir Oblast also known simply as IK-6 Melekhovo or Melekhovo correctional colony, is a strict regime corrective colony located on the outskirts of the town of Melekhovo in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The abuse and torture of inmates has been reported.[1][2][3]
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Location | Melekhovo, Vladimir Oblast, Russia |
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Coordinates | 56°15′19″N 41°18′59″E / 56.25528°N 41.31639°E |
Status | Operational |
Managed by | Federal Penitentiary Service |
Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Alexei Navalny was imprisoned there from 2022 until late 2023.[4][5][6]
It is also the last known location of Russian political activist and prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ 'FKU' stands for Federal Governmental Institution ("federalnoye kazyonnoye uchrezhdeniye") and UFSIN is for Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service ("Управление федеральной службы исполнения наказаний").
References
edit- ^ "'A monstrous place': Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly moved to notorious IK-6 prison". 14 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Промочил ноги в карцере и умер от пневмонии" [Got his feet wet in the punishment cell and died of pneumonia]. Новая газета (Nova Gazeta). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "The Times view on Alexei Navalny's health issues: Putin's Poison (The Times Leading Articles)". 17 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "At Alexey Navalny's new prison, torture is rampant At least two past inmates died after being beaten". Meduza. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Russia's Navalny faces new charges after prison 'provocation' - lawyer". 18 April 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Nechepurenko, Ivan; Troianovski, Anton (25 December 2023). "Aleksei Navalny Found in Remote Arctic Prison, Easing Fears Over His Safety". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ Litvinova, Dasha (24 September 2023). "A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says". The Associated Press.
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