# Russian political scientist Alexander Kynev goes on hunger strike over unusable toilet in overcrowded cell, lawyer says

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- Meduza, 2026-10-26 21:13 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/27/russian-political-scientist-alexander-kynev-launches-hunger-strike-over-inaccessible-toilet-in-overcrowded-jail-cell-lawyer-says

> Political scientist Alexander Kynev, held in pretrial detention on charges of attempting to sell drugs, has begun a hunger strike, the legal advocacy project Slovo Zashchite says. His lawyer says Kynev cannot use the floor opening that serves as a toilet in a cell shared with 34 others because his broken leg is in a cast. Kynev denies the drug charges.

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