A Russian human rights organization on August 9 said Muslim inmates in a prison in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk have been subjected to abuse on religious and ethnic grounds. A lawyer for the organization called the Committee for Civic Assistance interviewed five prisoners, at least one of them from Central Asia, and then filed a complaint with the Ulyanovsk prosecutor’s office alleging that Muslim inmates are forced to shave their hair and beards and are forbidden from praying. The complaint also mentioned "unbearable" and unsanitary conditions inside the prison. Regional officials from Ulyanovsk have not commented on the complaint. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Muslim Inmates Face Abuse In Russia, Rights Group Says
The complaint also mentioned "unbearable" and unsanitary conditions inside the prison. (file photo)