POLITICS● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 21, 2026, 4:57 PM
Russian scientist convicted of treason refuses food and water over alleged abuse in detention
Meduza [en] · eastern europe
Valery Kachin, a geodesist from Birobidzhan who was sentenced in January 2025 to 14 years in a penal colony for treason, has begun a dry hunger strike at Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Izhevsk, the human rights group Department One (Pervy Otdel) reported.
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