Oleg Sentsov, a Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned by Russian forces in 2014, is on the verge of death. More than one hundred days ago, he began a hunger strike to demand that Russian President Vladimir Putin free sixty-four Ukrainian political prisoners being held in Russia. Since then, Sentsov has lost almost 70 pounds and suffered cardiac complications. In early August, he confided to his lawyer that “the end was near” and this week he told his cousin that his limbs are going numb. Unless the international community takes urgent action, his uncompromising commitment to freedom will soon kill him.
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Natalia Arno: Why we must speak out about Oleg Sentsov now
Hundreds of people joined a flash mob to support Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, who has been imprisoned in Russia since 2014, at the Olympic Stadium in Kyiv on July 2.
