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Russia's Torture Prisons

In 2021, a prisoner was released from Russia's infamous Saratov prison hospital, with copied footage which appeared to be some of the worst torture ever seen in Russian prisons.

In 2021, a prisoner was released from Russia's infamous Saratov prison hospital. Hidden on the prisoner was a hard drive filled with bodycam videos that he had secretly copied. These videos showed what appears to be some of the worst torture ever seen in Russian prisons. BBC Eye investigates the story behind this alleged horrific prisoner abuse.

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Sun 14 Aug 202221:10GMT
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