Category: hunger strike

Russia: Navalny on Hunger Strike to Protest Prison Treatment

MOSCOW—Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday he has started a hunger strike to protest authorities’ failure to provide proper treatment for his back and leg pains. In a statement posted on Instagram, Navalny complained about prison officials’ refusal to give him the right medicines and to allow his doctor to visit him behind…


Man Dies After 14 Months in Detention in China for Upholding His Faith

Guo Baojun, a 63-year-old man passed away in custody after being held for 14 months for his faith in Falun Gong in central China’s Zhengzhou city on March 14. The man’s son received a text message saying that his father had died when he woke up at 7:27 a.m. on March 14, according to minghui.org, a…