Artem Gribul, a Russian citizen convicted in Georgia, has declared a hunger strike.
Artyom Gribul, convicted in Georgia on drug trafficking charges, has declared a hunger strike and is demanding the identities of all correctional facility employees who inhumanely treated Anastasia Zinovkina.
As reported by Caucasian Knot, the condition of Russian citizen Anastasia Zinovkina, convicted in Georgia on drug charges, has worsened. She received no assistance from prison staff for eight hours, despite being unable to move due to back pain. Anastasia Zinovkina told acquaintances in a phone call on October 30th about the refusal of staff at the Rustavi women's prison to provide her with medical care.
Russian citizens Artem Gribul and Anastasia Zinovkina, who participated in protests in Tbilisi, were arrested in December 2024 on drug trafficking charges. They claim evidence was planted against them and that security forces resorted to threats. On September 12th, a Tbilisi court sentenced both to 8.5 years in prison. After the verdict was announced, both Zinovkina and Gribul announced they would begin a hunger strike. They stopped it on September 17th.
According to Artem Gribul's lawyer, Daria Samodurova, Gribul has declared a hunger strike and is demanding that the identities of all the employees of Correctional Institution No. 5 who inhumanely treated Anastasia Zinovkina be identified.
"A few minutes ago, my client, Artem Gribul, called me. He learned from the media about the horrific news about Anastasia Zinovkina, published yesterday," the lawyer wrote today on her Facebook page*.
"Let me remind you that Anastasia Zinovkina was the victim of inhumane treatment by employees of the correctional institution. Artem Gribul informed me that he is starting a hunger strike. Artem Gribul demands that the identities of all the employees of Correctional Institution No. 5 who inhumanely treated her be identified. Anastasia Zinovkina. All identified criminals must be fired and punished," the lawyer stated. Caucasian Knot published a report titled "Key Points on the Persecution of Protest Participants in Georgia." Caucasian Knot compiled materials about the parliamentary elections and subsequent protests on the page "Elections in Georgia 2024." Caucasian Knot
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