Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Alexei Navalny and his opposition to Vladimir Putin

Alexei Navalny, a thorn in the side of the Kremlin and Russia’s most prominent political dissident, died in prison after ...
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Alabama native moved to penal colony is serving the longest prison sentence of any American in Russia

An Alabama native who has been held in Russia for the past four years is now serving his prison sentence at a penal colony hundreds of miles from Moscow. David Barnes, 67, was sentenced in 2024 to 21 ...
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Belarusian women political prisoners face systematic abuse and stolen motherhood, U.N. says

TALLINN, Estonia — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights ...
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Europe’s last penal colony is located on the island of Gorgona.

The Italian region of Tuscany includes the island of Gorgona, home to Europe’s last prison colony. Instead of focusing on punishment, the approach here emphasizes rehabilitation, even paying inmates ...