In Russia, an anti-war activist died after a hunger strike in a pre-trial detention center

The activist was detained by FSB officers for criticizing Russian military aggression against Ukraine at the end of May this year.

In Russia, 39-year-old anti-war activist Pavlo Kushnir died in a detention center as a result of a dry hunger strike against the war in Ukraine. This is reported by Radio Liberty.

According to Vot tak, Kushnir died on July 27. This was reported by the head of the human rights organization Rus, sitting Olga Romanova, and the musician's long-time friend, the pianist Olga Shkrygunova.

The activist was detained by FSB officers for criticizing Russian military aggression against Ukraine at the end of May this year, and a criminal case was opened against him under the article on public appeals to terrorist activities.

He is reported to have worked at the Philharmonic, published an anti-war book and hosted the Inoagent Mulder YouTube channel with anti-fascist manifestos. Since November 2022, he has published four videos in which he poetically criticized the policy of the Russian government and the war in Ukraine.

The activist grew up in Tambov, graduated from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory. For seven years he worked as a soloist of the Kursk Regional Philharmonic, then for three years - in the Kurgan Philharmonic. In 2023, he became a soloist of the Birobidzhan Regional Philharmonic. He died in the detention center in Birobidzhan.