Alexei Navalny to be buried in Moscow amid uncertainty, tight security
Navalny is will be buried at the Borisovskoye cemetery two weeks after he suddenly died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony.
Fri Mar 01 2024
More than 400 detained in Russia at events in memory of Navalny, rights group says
Alexei Navalny fell unconscious and died after a walk at the "Polar Wolf" Arctic penal colony where he was serving a three-decade sentence.
Mon Feb 19 2024
Thousands protest Australia Day holiday with 'Invasion Day' rallies
Australia Day commemorates the day Britain established the state of New South Wales a penal colony.
Fri Jan 26 2024
US basketball star Griner on her way to penal colony, lawyers say
Brittney Griner has said she used medical cannabis to relieve the pain from a series of sports injuries.
Wed Nov 09 2022
Brittney Griner faces bleak life in Russian penal colony
In the Russian system, inmates are made to work long hours for scant pay.
Fri Nov 04 2022
Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny to hear verdict in new case
Prosecutors seek to have Navalny sent to a maximum-security penal colony for 13 years on charges of fraud and contempt of court.
Tue Mar 22 2022