Stanislav Klykh was tricked by a woman into coming to Russia and then seized and brutally tortured to make him ‘confess’ to fictitious crimes. Russia’s abduction and the 10 months of torment in total isolation did grave damage to his psychological state, however, it is the sense of being forgotten and abandoned in Russian captivity that has become unendurable and prompted his hunger strike.
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Halya Coynash: Political prisoner driven crazy by Russian torture declares hunger strike in despair
Ukrainian historian Stanislav Klykh, who was sentenced to 20 years in the Russian prison on sham charges, reacts in a courtroom during one of the court sessions in 2016. (Anton Naumlyuk)
