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Location | Melekhovo, Vladimir Oblast, Russia |
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Coordinates | 56°15′19″N 41°18′59″E / 56.25528°N 41.31639°E |
Status | Operational |
Managed by | Federal Penitentiary Service |
FKU[nb 1] Corrective Colony No. 6 of the UFSIN of Russia for Vladimir Oblast also known simply as IK-6 Melekhovo or Melekhovo correctional colony, is a strict regime corrective colony located on the outskirts of the town of Melekhovo in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The abuse and torture of inmates has been reported.[1][2][3]
Russian opposition leader and prisoner of conscience Alexei Navalny was imprisoned there from 2022 until late 2023.[4][5][6]
It is also the last known location of Russian political activist and prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza.[7][dubious – discuss]
Dissident journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza was later transferred elsewhere and then, in August 2024, released from detention.[8]