Halya Coynash: Crimean prisoner slashes his throat in protest at forced Russian citizenship
Demonstrators holding placards and waving the Ukranian flag march outside the Russian embassy on March 16, 2014, in protest against Russia's actions in Crimea and Ukraine.
Crimean prisoners sentenced under Ukrainian law are having Russian citizenship foisted on them and being illegally 'retried' under Russian law. Elvis Asanov, a life prisoner, registered his protest at such attempts on May 11 by slashing his throat directly in the courtroom. He thankfully survived.
