01:56, 16 July 2025

Irina Danilovich* reported torture in a colony in Stavropol

Girl in a colony. Illustration created by "Caucasian Knot" using AI in the Copilot program

At the women's colony in Zelenokumsk, "traceless" torture with blinding light and loud sounds is practiced, said Irina Danilovich*, a resident of Crimea convicted of storing explosives.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, Irina Danilovich*, a resident of Crimea, sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of storing explosives, is serving her sentence in a colony in Zelenokumsk. Her father complained in 2023 that his daughter's health has sharply worsened, and she is not receiving normal treatment. In the spring of 2025, the prisoner stopped taking medication to treat an ear condition, which causes her to have asthma attacks.

Irina Danilovich was detained in April 2022. According to security forces, she was keeping 200 grams of explosives in the lining of her glasses case. She was charged under Part 1 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illegal actions with explosives or explosive devices). In December 2022, she was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of 50 thousand rubles, writes OVD-Info*.

Irina Danilovich spoke about the practice of "traceless torture" in women's colony No. 7 in Zelenokumsk in an appeal to the Vice President of the European Parliament Pina Picerno, which she conveyed through relatives. She compared the methods of the colony's management to the practices of the "Nazi Gestapo".

According to Danilovich*, super-bright lights are on in the premises both day and night, causing prisoners to experience headaches and eye pain. "Even blindfolds don't help - women have sore eyes, headaches, they can't sleep," Mediazona* quotes the text of the appeal.

She named acoustic violence as another type of "traceless torture": loudspeakers are played at maximum volume in the barracks, which is why Danilovich* herself experiences hearing problems and suffers from ear inflammation. Earlier, the prisoner said that guards force prisoners to stand on the parade ground for hours in frosty or rainy weather.

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that Anna Safronova, a believer from the Astrakhan region, also reported cruel treatment in the colony in Zelenokumsk. According to the prisoner, she was forced to stand on her feet in a stuffy room without windows or furniture for ten and 13 hours.

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