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Alexei Navalny was serving a 19-year prison sentence in the Polar Wolf penal colony (pictured above: last video appearance in court)

Alexei Navalny was 'cold tortured' in Polar Wolf penal colony before being 'murdered', humanitarian group claims as it requests independent examination of Putin critic's body

Alexei Navalny was allegedly cold tortured in the Polar Wolf penal colony…
Imprisoned Russian politician Navalny is now in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle

Imprisoned Russian politician Navalny is now in a penal colony near the Arctic Circle

MOSCOW — Associates of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Monday…
Brittney Griner flies home with negotiator Roger Carstens (right) and others who helped secure her release from Russia

Brittney Griner's release, one year later: How WNBA star was freed from Russian penal colony in prisoner exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout after getting busted for cannabis and becoming Putin's pawn

Flanked by anonymous suits, wrapped in a red-and-black lumberjack, and sporting newly…
Pelosi's penal pro-tip: Trump has the right to a trial to "prove innocence," you know

Pelosi's penal pro-tip: Trump has the right to a trial to "prove innocence," you know

Let’s see what someone who spent her entire adult life in American…
Less than six weeks after her release from a Russian prison, Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner surprised a group of people at an MLK march in Phoenix

WNBA star Griner enjoys MLK Jr parade in Phoenix, a month after being freed from Russian penal camp

Brittney breaks cover! WNBA star Griner enjoys MLK Jr parade in Phoenix,…
Former US Marine Paul Whelan has spoken out from Russian prison, saying he is 'disappointed' the Biden administration has not done more to secure his release

Paul Whelan breaks his silence from Russian penal colony after Brittney Griner's release

Former US Marine Paul Whelan has spoken out from Russian prison, saying he…
Paul Whelan has been detained for almost four years in Russia. Last week he missed a phone call with his family triggering fears for his wellbeing. On Friday, the White House said he was back at the penal colony where he is serving his sentence and was

White House confirms Paul Whelan is back at Russian penal colony and ‘feeling well’

The White House on Friday said Paul Whelan was back at a…