torture in russia

First Time in Russia: Ex-FSB Officer Convicted of Torture

A Russian military court sentenced on Friday a formerFederal Security Service (FSB) official to 4.5 years in prison for torturing a businessman, Russian mediareported.
Russia ‘Relaunches Probe Into Sergei Magnitsky’

Six years after the death of corruption whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky in a Russian prison, Russia has relaunched its investigation into the dead man, reports BuzzFeed News.
OCCRP Wins First Magnitsky Award for Outstanding Investigative Journalism

The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) has been honored in the very first Sergei Magnitsky Human Rights Awards for “outstanding investigative journalism”.
Russia: Suspect In Vodka-King Murder Case Claims Torture

A suspect in the murder of a well-connected Russian businessman who led a billion-ruble liquor store empire says investigators forced him to confess by torturing him, including threats of rape.

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