Siberian Exile

Siberian exile - a prominent feature of both Tsarist and Stalinist Russia - is to be reintroduced in the Federation:

PUTIN ORDERS MOVE OF IMPRISONED CHECHENS FROM CAUCASUS TO SIBERIA.
According to a new decree by President Putin, people from the North Caucasus who are jailed for terrorism will serve their terms in Siberia, RTR reported on 26 June. RTR did not provide the date of the decree or say whether it is classified or not, but mentions that under jurisdiction of the edict are people who are sentenced for
"terror, diversion, rebellion, assault of state bodies, participation in illegal armed formations, hostage taking, and human trafficking." RTR commented that "prisoners accused [or convicted] of terrorism and their accomplices should be separated by thousands of kilometers." VY

(from today's RFE/RL Newsline)