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Russia: Russian listed by Memorial as political prisoner goes on hunger strike
A former Moscow district official serving a long prison sentence in Russia for what he says were trumped-up political charges has declared a "dry hunger strike", refusing both food and water.
Source: Reuters (11/04/2026)