Russian scientist convicted of treason refuses food and water over alleged abuse in detention

Meduza21 October 2026, 16:57 UTCRussia

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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