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On December 7th, during a regular court session regarding torture in an Angarsk pre-trial detention facility, Denis Poksuaev, who was participating as a victim in this case, recinded his earlier testimony. He allegedly named former co-workers at the facility, Dimitry Baroyan and his boss Vasily Lukovsky, under pressure from investigators. More

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The list of banned resources is maintained by RoskomSvoboda. The court banned the Prison Glossary page on the Prison Counselor website. The page featured a short list of explained terms used by prisoners. As RoskomSvoboda experts point out, the vocabulary does not contain propaganda of prison romance or A.U.E. – it is merely a guide

Russia blocked a prison terms vocabulary by Russia Behind Bars. Read More »