Global InformationMoscovia Detention Centre information
  Location in Jerusalem  Moscovia Detention Centre (Israel) | |
| Location | West Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Coordinates | 31°46′55.50″N 35°13′26.49″E / 31.7820833°N 35.2240250°E |
The Al-Moskobiya, Moscobiyeh, Muscovite or Moscovia Detention Centre is an Israeli detention and interrogation facility and prison more commonly known as The Russian Compound, located in West Jerusalem.[1] The center is used to interrogate Palestinian detainees and prisoners from a variety of age groups, including children. The Palestinian NGO Addameer has alleged that harsh methods of torture are used there.[2]
- ^ Staff of Al-Haq / Law in the Service of Man (December 1988). Punishing a Nation. Israeli Human Rights Violations During the Palestinian Uprising. December 1987 - December1988. Boston: South End Press. p. 71. ISBN 0-89608-379-9.
- ^ "Al-Moscobiyeh (The Russian Compound) Interrogation Center and Prison". Addameer. Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association. Retrieved 8 June 2018.