IK-6
FKU 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.
Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Alexei Navalny was imprisoned there from 2022 until late 2023.
It is also the last known location of Russian political activist and prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza.
Dissident journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza was later transferred elsewhere and then, in August 2024, released from detention.
Notes
- ^ '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
- ^ "'A monstrous place': Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly moved to notorious IK-6 prison". ABC News. 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.
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (22 September 2024). "Putin regime will collapse without warning, says freed gulag dissident". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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