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Russia: Prison Torture Video

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 @ 00:14 UTC

by Veronica Khokhlova

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Countries:: Russia
Topics:: Freedom of Speech, Cyber-Activism, Governance, Human Rights, Humanitarian, Internet & Telecoms, Law, Media, Protest, War & Conflict, Politics

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Robert Amsterdam posts “a secret video made in 2006 by a prison guard of a ‘Preventative Actions' exercise by the OMON (special police squad) performed at a prison camp in Yekaterinburg”: “The appalling instances of beatings, torture, inhumane treatment and excessive and arbitrary violence shown in this recording inarguably represent a fundamental violation of human rights.”

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Phil

down on youtube.
should be able to see it here: http://www.nothingtoxic.com/media/1203048215/Why_You_Never_Want_to_be_in_a_Russian_Jail

Also there is an article in the St. Petersburg times;
http://www.sptimes.ru/story/25040

# 2008-02-16 at 5:48 am

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