Human rights activist Boris Ushakov, arrested for 13 days in Moscow, went on a dry hunger strike in a special detention center

Boris Ushakov, a human rights activist and former coordinator of the Gulagu.net project, went on a dry hunger strike in special detention center No. 2 in Mnevniki on June 1 in Moscow. This was reported to OVD-Info by human rights activist Irina Yatsenko.

Ushakov went on a dry hunger strike - "due to illegal actions by the staff of the special detention center and before the arrival of a lawyer and a prosecutor."

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow arrested Ushakov for 13 days under the article on disobedience to the demands of the police (part 1 of article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

On May 31, the human rights activist was detained in the city center when he was about to go on a solo picket.

• Previously, Boris Ushakov was accused in the case of rape of a former investigator. In January 2022, the court acquitted Ushakov.
• The human rights project "Gulagu.net" is engaged in protecting the rights of people in custody, as well as assisting in the protection of rights at the stage of investigation and trial.