Hanse Mina‘Legalized torture’ What we know about conditions in the Arctic prison where Alexey #Navalny died
The facility is located in the village of Kharp in #Russia’s #Yamalo-#Nenets Autonomous #Okrug, north of the Arctic Circle. “Polar Wolf” had “always functioned as a prison colony for especially dangerous repeat offenders.” Navalny associate Ivan Zhdanov referred to it as “one of the further north and most remote” prisons in Russia and conditions there “brutal”
‘Legalized torture’ What we know about conditions in the Arctic prison where Alexey Navalny died — Meduza
On February 16, 2024, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) reported the death of leading opposition figure Alexey Navalny. The politician was serving a 19-year sentence at Correctional Facility No. 3 (IK-3) in Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (a prison also known as “Polar Wolf”) when he “felt unwell after a walk and almost immediately lost consciousness,” according to the FSIN. The authorities said that emergency medical workers carried out “all of the necessary resuscitation measures” but that they “did not yield positive results.” Meduza explains what we know about the living conditions, prisoner treatment, and medical resources at IK-3.