Evan Gershkovich memoir "This Cursed Beautiful Land" announced by Wall Street Journal reporter, who was wrongfully detained ...

Russia’s prisons have long been known for harsh discipline and dangerous conditions. But since the war in Ukraine began, prisoners have reportedly been recruited for the battlefield. The reality ...

“I do not believe that Russia’s prisons differ in any way from Belarus’s prisons. They are the same regimes, with hatred toward people. The only difference is that in Belarus Belarusians are ...

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing to consider an appeal against his pre-trial detention on espionage charges in Moscow, ...

A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke about a war veteran who lost his legs, the latest conviction in a sweeping crackdown on those who ...

A better cell, a hospital stay or early release -- everything can be bought in Russian jails, as corruption revelations have shown. Yelena Fedoseyeva, a former inmate at Prison Camp No. 7 near the ...

Wnba star Brittney Griner believes her new documentary about her time imprisoned in Russia compares to the current situation in the United States. With ICE agents cracking down on immigration in major ...

Charles Zimmerman recently docked his yacht at Sochi, Russia—and inadvertently brought a rifle with him, resulting in his imprisonment. Charles Zimmerman, a 58-year-old father of two from Virginia, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian stand-up comedian was sent to a penal colony for almost six years Wednesday for a joke about a war veteran who lost his ...