April 14, 2026
Russian artist dies by suicide in jail after arrest over online comment, acquaintances say
An artist from Russia’s Far East hanged himself in a pretrial detention center after being arrested over a comment he had made the previous year, his friend told the independent Russian news outlet Mediazona.
TL;DR
- Artist Andrei Akuzin, 53, died by suicide in a Russian pretrial detention center.
- He was arrested on April 2 for a comment made the previous year.
- His friend described the charges as absurd and stated Akuzin was not a terrorist.
- Akuzin was posthumously added to Russia's list of terrorists and extremists.
- His online comment suggested suicide was the only free protest.
- Akuzin was known as an artist and former set designer.
- He had previously posted 'No to war' on his Instagram.
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