Stories from Kemerovo · Russia

The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Kemerovo Oblast is reportedly evicting citizens from their apartments.

A prisoner in Russia has filed an administrative lawsuit alleging that the denial of medical care constitutes torture. The individual reportedly suffered from a growing cyst and increasing spinal pain. The lawsuit was submitted to the Horizontal Russia organization.

Inmate Tyryshkin experienced health complications including a brain cyst, panic attacks, and an organic personality disorder, according to his wife. The report noted that information regarding the deaths of prisoners is sometimes withheld from relatives, citing the January 8 death of Roman Sidorkin from pneumonia. His wife reported that his condition deteriorated sharply without notification to his family or lawyer. The deceased's wife noted that authorities often transfer inmates between colonies and psychiatric hospitals. The project Rus Sidyashchaya reported that Tyryshkin died four days after symptoms of his illness appeared. The project only confirmed his death in April after receiving a response from hospital staff to a postcard sent to Sidorkin. The mother of inmate Tyryshkin reported she does not know his current location.

Former Chechen leader Akhmat Kadyrov has died following medical complications. According to his wife, Kadyrov suffered from brain cysts, panic attacks, and organic personality disorder during his incarceration.