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Swallowed metal objects, needs surgery
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
- 01Former coordinator of Gulagu.net
- 02Accused of insulting and threatening a police officer
- 03Swallowed metal objects in protest
- 04Declared a hunger strike
- 01insulting a representative of the authorities
- 02threatening violence against a representative of the authorities
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Boris Ushakov (TD case cmlh4ild, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmlh4ilde00011vppc1su08xj. Original data from OVD-Info (https://ovd.info/express-news/2026/02/09/pravozashchitnika-iz-saratovskoy-oblasti-borisa-ushakova-arestovali-po?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=(none)).
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