{"id":2111094,"date":"2023-11-29T14:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-marine-paul-whelan-attacked-in-prison-in-russia-says-brother\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:46:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T19:46:20","slug":"ex-marine-paul-whelan-attacked-in-prison-in-russia-says-brother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-marine-paul-whelan-attacked-in-prison-in-russia-says-brother\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Whelan, former Marine, assaulted in Russian prison, according to his brother"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-marine-paul-whelan-attacked-in-prison-in-russia-says-brother%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2111094&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paul Whelan, a former US Marine \u200daccused of spying and arrested in \u2063Russia stands inside a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russian-court-rejects-fmr-u-s-marines-sentencing-appeal\/\" title=\"Russian court rejects fmr. U.S. Marine\u2019s sentencing appeal\">defendants\u2019 cage<\/a> during a hearing at a court in Moscow on August 23, 2019.\u2064 (Photo by Kirill \u200cKUDRYAVTSEV \/ AFP) \u2063(Photo by KIRILL \u2062KUDRYAVTSEV\/AFP\u2062 via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>11:39 \u2062AM \u2013 Wednesday,\u200d November 29, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>According to a statement from\u2064 his brother, Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine carrying\u200d out a sentence in Russia on espionage charges, was\u2063 attacked\u200b by another prisoner in a Russian facility.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>When Whelan attempted to persuade a prisoner to move several \u2064times while\u2062 they were both at a sewing workshop in a \u2064penal colony in Russia\u2019s\u200c Mordovia region, he was then punched in the\u2062 face and had to defend himself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA new \u2064prisoner blocked part of\u2064 the production line and Paul asked him \u200bto move out of the\u2063 way.\u2062 After repeated requests, the prisoner hit Paul in the face, breaking Paul\u2019s glasses in the process, and attempted to hit him a second \u200dtime,\u201d said\u200d Dave Whelan, his brother.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPaul \u2063stood up to block\u200c the \u200csecond hit, \u2063and other prisoners intervened to prevent the prisoner continuing the attack on Paul,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since Paul was an\u200d American and anti-American sentiment was \u201cnot uncommon among the other prisoners,\u201d Dave expressed \u200bthat he believed his brother had been targeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>However, \u201cPaul says he believes\u200b the prison administration is\u200c taking the \u2063attack seriously,\u201d Dave Whelan said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul Whelan was detained\u2062 in Russia\u200c back in 2018 and sentenced to 16 years at a prison in Mordovia, a province southeast of\u200b Moscow. He\u200b was later found guilty of espionage,\u2064 two years \u200cafter \u2062his initial arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly \u2063to \u200byour inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week, the House is set\u2062 to vote\u2064 on Rep.\u00a0Aaron Bean\u2019s\u2063 bipartisan legislation to require the \u2064Small Business Administration\u2019s inspector general \u2063to submit \u2064quarterly reports on COVID-19 \u200bloan fraud. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>After\u200c two missiles were launched from the \u2063Houthi-controlled area of Yemen \u200bat \u2063a\u200b U.S.\u200c naval ship, \u200ccalls have increased to\u200d re-label\u2063 them as a terror group. \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Customs And Border Patrol is reporting \u200can \u201cunprecedented\u201d influx of migrants\u2064 trying \u200cto cross into the U.S, \u200cthis week. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Independent Journalists Matt \u200dTaibbi, Michael Shellenberger and\u200d Alex\u2064 Gutentag provide an origin \u200dstory to \u2064the Censorship Industrial Complex. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>4:05 \u2064PM UTC \u2013 November 29, 2023 \u2062LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 Google DeepMind has used\u2063 artificial intelligence (AI) to\u200b predict the structure of\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>November 29, 2023 \u2013 10:58 AM UTC BERLIN (Reuters) \u2013 Germany\u2019s Bitcoin Group (ADE.DE) said \u200don \u200dWednesday \u2064it was\u2064 taking measures to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Electric vehicles continue to\u2062 grapple with poor reliability \u2064due to charging and battery issues even as consumers are buying them at a breakneck pace.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Amazon is trying\u2062 to \u200dlure big corporate\u2063 customers to it AWS cloud computing service with a new \u2062chatbot for businesses.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2063 measures will the Russian authorities take to ensure the safety and well-being\u2064 of Paul Whelan and his fellow prisoners following the recent attack?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  &#8220;Former US Marine Paul\u200d Whelan Attacked in Russian Prison, Alleges\u200c Brother&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent statement issued by his brother,\u200d it has been revealed \u200cthat Paul \u2062Whelan, a former US Marine who is currently serving a\u2064 sentence in Russia\u2064 on espionage charges, was attacked by another\u200c prisoner in\u200c a Russian facility. The incident took place when \u200dWhelan attempted to convince a fellow prisoner to move several times during a sewing workshop at a penal colony in Russia&#8217;s Mordovia region. As tensions escalated, Whelan\u2064 was subjected to\u2062 a punch to the face and had to \u200bdefend himself.<\/p>\n<p>According to Dave Whelan, Paul&#8217;s brother, the altercation occurred after Paul asked the prisoner multiple times to clear the way. \u2062&#8221;After repeated \u2062requests,\u2062 the \u200bprisoner hit Paul in the face, \u200dbreaking Paul&#8217;s glasses in the process, and attempted to hit him a second time,&#8221; Dave Whelan stated. In self-defense, Paul\u2063 stood up to block the second hit, and other prisoners intervened to prevent the prisoner from continuing the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Dave Whelan believes that his brother was targeted due to his\u2063 American nationality and the prevalent anti-American sentiment among the other prisoners. However, he expressed confidence in the prison administration, stating that &#8220;Paul says he believes the prison administration is taking the attack \u2062seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Paul Whelan was \u2062detained in Russia in 2018 and subsequently sentenced to 16 years \u200cat a prison \u200din Mordovia, a province located southeast of Moscow. His arrest and conviction on charges of \u2063espionage occurred two years after his initial \u200bdetainment.<\/p>\n<p>The incident highlights the challenges faced by foreign nationals imprisoned in countries with different legal systems and cultural environments. It underscores\u200b the importance of diplomatic \u2064efforts\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-secy-of-state-pompeo-doubtful-of-who-covid-investigation\/\" title=\"Fmr Secy. of State Pompeo doubtful of WHO COVID investigation\">international cooperation<\/a> to ensure the safety\u200d and well-being of individuals detained \u2063abroad.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, it is crucial to monitor the response of the Russian authorities and the actions taken to address the issue. The\u200b well-being of Paul Whelan and his fellow prisoners should be of utmost importance, and efforts must be made to prevent further acts of violence and ensure a safe \u200denvironment within the prison.<\/p>\n<p>This incident serves as\u200d a reminder of \u200cthe importance of upholding human\u2064 rights and maintaining the dignified\u200d treatment of individuals, regardless of their legal status. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-impact-of-ukraine-for-biden\/\" title=\"Political Impact Of Ukraine For Biden\">international community continues<\/a> to advocate for fair treatment and due process, it is imperative to support efforts that promote justice and respect for \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">human rights<\/a>, both within\u2062 national boundaries\u200c and across borders.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming\u200d days, it will be essential to closely monitor any developments in this case\u200c and the measures taken to address the concerns raised by Paul \u200bWhelan&#8217;s family. As a global society, we must\u200b strive for a world where individuals are \u200dtreated fairly, regardless \u200cof their circumstances or nationalities, and where incidents of violence and mistreatment\u200c are\u200c swiftly addressed and rectified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to OAN&#8217;s Brooke Mallory, Paul Whelan, a former US Marine accused of spying and detained in Russia, appeared in court on August 23, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2111095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2111094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2111094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2111095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2111094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2111094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2111094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}