Nicknamed the “Arctic Wolf,” it is the No. 3 penal colony in the Russian Arctic, where Aleksei Navalny was moved in December, during the Christmas season. Already a subscriber? Login here!
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It is nicknamed “Arctic wolf” and is the third largest penal colony in the Russian Arctic Alexei Navalny it had been postponed until December, around Christmas. The detention center is one of the harshest in the Federation's prison system and is located in Harp, in the Yamalo-Nenetsk Autonomous Region, almost 2,000 km from Moscow. The city is near Vorkuta, whose coal mines were among the harshest in the Soviet gulag system.
The coldest area in Europe
The IK-3 penal colony in the Kharp settlement is located in a remote region of the Arctic Circle. Known for its harsh winters, it includes the former Soviet prison camp of Vorkuta, the easternmost and coldest city in Europe, about 100 kilometers from the Kharp site. “It is almost impossible to reach this colony; It is almost impossible to even send letters there,” Leonid Volkov, Navalny’s chief strategist, wrote on social media. “This is the highest possible level of isolation from the world, and that’s what this was all about.”
The transfer by train
The prisoner transfer process in Russia, known as “Etap,” involves “Vagonzak,” trains designed specifically for prisoners. These trains have cage compartments for prisoners who have little fresh air, no showers and limited access to food or toilets. Transfers can take days, weeks or even months as trains stop and inmates spend time in transit prisons. Prisoners almost always suffer humiliation, beatings and sometimes even death at the hands of their guards or other prisoners.
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