# Russian political scientist Alexander Kynev to be moved to another detention center, lawyer says

https://mins.news/en/item/100502

- Meduza, 2026-10-14 22:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/15/russian-political-scientist-alexander-kynev-arrested-on-drug-charges-and-reportedly-beaten-so-badly-his-leg-was-broken-in-two-places-faces-transfer-to-another-detention-center-lawyer-says

> Lawyer Mikhail Biryukov said Alexander Kynev was due to be transferred on October 14 from Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina pretrial detention center to another facility. Kynev was arrested over an alleged attempt to sell drugs. Human rights advocates say he was severely beaten during his arrest and diagnosed with two shinbone fractures.

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