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information for people faced with the
Russian system of criminal prosecution and execution of sentences. Based on the practice of Rus Sidyashchaya, it provides basic advice on typical problematic situations in prisons. The project of creating an online guide in the form of a "prison wikipedia" became the winner of the Human Rights Incubator NGO Memorial competition of grassroots initiatives, which allowed the foundation team to share their experience and knowledge.
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reported that serious changes were being prepared regarding the reduction of prison violence, personnel issues, labor organization and social adaptation. Soon after the publication, on 8 June 2017, OBEP employees came to the Moscow office of "Russia Behind Bars". A formal reason for the visit was a message about " the theft of budgetary funds by default on obligations under the contract".
119:(NGO Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Convicts and Their Families "Rus Sidyashchaya") — is a non-governmental organization whose goal is to provide legal and humanitarian assistance to citizens facing Russian investigations and the penitentiary system. The head office of the organization is located in Moscow. Moreover, office organizations exist in
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The head of Russia Behind Bars Olga
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Russia Behind Bars was founded on 21 November 2008 by
Russian journalist and publicist Olga Romanova. The founding members of the organization consisted of an informal group of citizens, whose relatives were in prison. In 2014 the public movement "Russia Behind Bars" decided to register a "Charitable
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As a result of the OBEP raid a copy of one thank-you letter was withdrawn from the colony. The foundation issued an official statement in which it linked the actions of investigators with the confrontation of the FSIN organization and the FSIN system, in particular with the fact that "Russia Behind
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The lawyers of the organization protect people in courts, help write complaints, and conduct legal consultations. The NGO also collects and sends parcels to penal colonies and pre-trial detention centers, collects things for special boarding schools, and provides humanitarian assistance to families
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Strategic Research of Alexei Kudrin were developing their draft reform of the penal system. Olga Romanova
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Prison consultant began working on 19 September 2017. This is an online information support system for prisoners and their families. The project was created by the team of Rus
Sidyashchaya in the grassroots incubator of the Human Rights Incubator. The site vturme.info publishes all the necessary
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In the fall of 2018, the former prisoner Inga
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The "RS" organisation affiliated with "Russia Behind Bars" was leading the project to improve the financial literacy of prisoners and their relatives for two years from 2015 to 2017. The idea of the project was to explain to them how to solve financial issues if they or their relative were
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Russian Sitting (Russian imprisonment) movement, an unregistered association of citizens who have faced a violation of human rights by the employees of the law enforcement, judicial, supervisory and penitentiary systems of the Russian Federation.
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imprisoned. The project was funded by the World Bank. As a part of this project, 4350 copies of brochures on financial literacy were compiled, printed, and sent to prisons and colonies, 92 lectures were given to prisoners, their relatives and prison staff.
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The charity foundation "Russia Behind Bars" is financed by private donations. In August 2017 "Russia Behind Bars" was awarded a presidential grant of 3 million rubles (approx. $ 50000). However, the organisation refused to receive for bureaucratic reasons.
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