{
  "id": 16657096,
  "title": "Third Political Prisoner Dies in Russia This Month – Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/third-political-prisoner-dies-in-russia-this-month-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T20:16:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/88238"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Russian television production designer has died in a Moscow hospital, marking the third political prisoner to pass away in the country this month, according to a rights group. Aleksandr Kondratov, 52, died at Botkin Hospital on October 26, the First Department reported. Kondratov, who had lived in Kyiv since 2012, returned to Russia to renew his passport and was detained at Vnukovo airport on May 5. He spent over 70 days under administrative arrest for alleged petty hooliganism before a treason investigation was opened on August 5. The cause of death has not been disclosed, but the rights group noted that Kondratov was the third defendant whose death had been reported in October, with the other two being Igor Yakovenko and Rustam Khalikov. Both had been convicted on terrorism-related charges that their defense teams disputed. Kondratov was best known for his work as production designer on the 2007 crime drama \"Likvidatsiya.\"",
  "summary": "Aleksandr Kondratov, a 52-year-old production designer charged with treason in Russia, has died in a Moscow hospital after being transferred from pretrial detention, a rights group said. Rights group First Department counted his death as at least the 11th this year among individuals prosecuted in politically motivated cases. The cause of his death has not been disclosed.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}