Corrective colony No. 6, Vladimir Oblast explained
FKU[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.[2] [3] [4]
Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Alexei Navalny was imprisoned there from 2022 until late 2023.[5] [6] [7]
It is also the last known location of Russian political activist and prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza.[8]
Notes and References
- 'FKU' stands for Federal Governmental Institution ("federalnoye kazyonnoye uchrezhdeniye") and UFSIN is for Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service ("Управление федеральной службы исполнения наказаний").
- Web site: 'A monstrous place': Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly moved to notorious IK-6 prison . 14 June 2022 . 26 December 2023 . www.abc.net.au.
- Web site: 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 . 26 December 2023.
- Web site: The Times view on Alexei Navalny’s health issues: Putin’s Poison (The Times Leading Articles) . www.thetimes.co.uk . 17 April 2023 . 26 December 2023.
- Web site: At Alexey Navalny’s new prison, torture is rampant At least two past inmates died after being beaten . Meduza . 16 June 2022 . 26 December 2023.
- Web site: Russia's Navalny faces new charges after prison 'provocation' - lawyer . 18 April 2023 . www.reuters.com . 26 December 2023.
- News: Nechepurenko . Ivan . Troianovski . Anton . Aleksei Navalny Found in Remote Arctic Prison, Easing Fears Over His Safety . 26 December 2023 . The New York Times . 25 December 2023.
- News: A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says. The Associated Press. Dasha. Litvinova. 24 September 2023.
