St. Petersburg detention center to be checked after detainees beating reports
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office would check the reports of alleged beating of detainees in the St. Petersburg detention center, known as Kresty-2.
Police torture victims awarded $3,000 compensation by court
A court in the Zabaikalsky Krai ordered the Interior Ministry to pay 200,000 rubles ($3,000) to Victoria Barlybayeva and Anatoly Sokolov, who had suffered from tortures by police.
Russian Finance Ministry to pay detention torture victim $5,000
A court in Chita, a city in Russia’s Trans-Baikal Territory, has ordered the Finance Ministry to pay 300,000 rubles (about $5,000) to ex-inmate Denis Katrin for tortures in detention.
Ex-penitentiary officer’s sentence in prisoner torture case mitigated
The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Khakassia has reduced a 5-year prison sentence of ex-penal colony officer Dmitry Zolotukhin convicted of torturing an inmate by 2 months.
Official malfeasance victims to be able to turn to charity fund
The Committee Against Torture NGO has established a charity fund to help people suffered from crimes of officials.
Russian police officers to stand trial on torture allegations
A court in Russia’s Kaliningrad Region will hear a criminal case against police mayor Vadim Baltrushaitis and his former colleague, mayor Mikhail Samoylov, who are accused of torturing arrested persons.Baltrushaitis and Samoylov plead not guilty.
Prison torture victim to receive $800 compensation - Russian court
The Supreme Court of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia has upheld a lower court’s ruling ordering the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) to pay 50,000 rubles (nearly $800) in compensation to ex-inmate Akhmed Saliyev, a victim of the colony officers’ tortures.
Police torture victim's mother demands over $230,000 from Russian Interior Ministry
Lemka Doliyeva, the mother of a police torture victim, has filed a 15-million-ruble (over $230,000) compensation claim against the Interior Ministry with a court in Russia’s Republic of Ingushetia.
Convict in notorious Tatarstan police torture case seeks parole
Ex-police officer Ramil Akhmetzyanov convicted of torturing a detainee to death at a Dalny police station in Tatarstan in 2012 has filed a petition for parole.
Prosecutors seek prison terms for ex-penitentiary officers charged with torturing inmate
Prosecutors have demanded prison terms ranging from 11 to 12 years for three former employees of a penal colony, who stand charged with torturing a prisoner.
Russian penitentiary officials ordered to pay $800 to tortured inmate
A court in Elista, the capital city of Russia’s Republic of Kalmykia, has recovered 50,000 rubles ($800) in compensation from the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) in favor of inmate Akhmed Saliyev, a victim of the colony officers’ tortures.
Human Rights Council urges Ukraine to ensure rights of Russian prisoners
The Presidential Council for Human Rights has appealed to Ukraine’s ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova asking to do her best in a bid to ensure the rights of Russians held in Ukrainian detention centers and prisons in accordance with international law principles and requirements.
Investigation into torture of inmates by Russia’s Nizhnekamsk police complete
Russian investigators have completed probe into a criminal case over torture of detainees by police officers of the Niznekamsk District of Tatarstan region, lawyer Bulat Mukhamedzhanov, who is representing the victims.
Three Urals police officers receive prison terms for torture of suspect
A court in Nizhny Tagil, a city in the Urals, has sentenced three police officers to prison terms of up to 3.5 years for abuse of authority with the use of force against an arrested person.
Former head of Russia’s Mari El Republic complains of detention conditions
Ex-head of Russia’s Mari El Republic Leonid Markelov, who stands charged with taking bribes, abuse of office and unlawful possession of weapons, has complained to the Presidential Council of Human Rights about his detention conditions.
Victim of notorious prison torture incident in Russia gets released – lawyer
Prisoner Yevgeny Makarov, who had suffered torture from employees of the Yaroslavl Penal Colony One in Russia, was released.
Russian Supreme Court to review appeal of Bolotnaya activist after ECHR ruling
The Presidium of the Supreme Court of Russia will review the case of a Bolotnaya square riots case defendant Vladimir Akimenkov due to the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Two more penitentiary officials arrested as part of notorious prison torture case
Two more employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) have been arrested on suspicion of using violence against the inmates of the Yaroslavl Penal Colony One.
Another high-ranking prison official detained in case on beating inmate
The deputy head of the security department of the Kaliningrad Regional Penal Colony Nine, major Davran Khakimov, has been put in detention as part of a criminal case over beating of an inmate.
Russian Prosecutor General orders to inspect prisons after torture scandal
Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika has ordered inspection of all facilities managed by the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) after revelations concerning violation of constitutional rights in prisons and embezzlement of funds allocated to modernization of the system.