"Escape and Hiding: The Russian Experience"

Russian opposition politicians, activists, and ordinary citizens have been escaping house arrest by exploiting weaknesses in the system. Detainees fitted with electronic bracelets, which trigger a police alarm if removed or if the accused leave home, have been able to flee by timing their escape, taking secondary roads, switching drivers often, and abandoning their phones. Many detainees get help from underground Russian groups and external rights groups with experience providing routes, reliable drivers, visas, money, and safe houses. Most cross at official border points and remove their electronic bracelets after leaving Russia.