American citizen Gonzalo Lira dies from neglect in Ukrainian prison

Created
Sat, 13/01/2024 - 08:33
Updated
Sat, 13/01/2024 - 08:33

Gonzalo Lira, a prominent commentator on the Russia-Ukraine war imprisoned in Ukraine for speech critical of the country’s government, has died after weeks of medical neglect by Ukrainian authorities. Chilean-American war commentator Gonzalo Lira died shortly before noon on January 11, 2024 at a hospital in Kharkiv, where he had been imprisoned for eight months since he was accused of justifying Russian war efforts in Ukraine. Lira came to prominence in 2022 when he emerged as a critical voice in […]

The post American citizen Gonzalo Lira dies from neglect in Ukrainian prison first appeared on The Grayzone.

The post American citizen Gonzalo Lira dies from neglect in Ukrainian prison appeared first on The Grayzone.