Russian Activist Skoryakin, Who Went Missing In Kyrgyzstan, Found In Moscow Detention Center

Russian activist Lev Skoryakin, who went missing in Kyrgyzstan in October, has been kept held in a cell in Moscow's Butyrka detention center. Support of Political Prisoners -- Memorial cited a lawyer from the OVD-Info rights watchdog on November 3 as saying that Skoryakin apparently was kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan, forcibly taken to Russia, where he faces hooliganism charges and torture. Kyrgyz authorities refused to extradite Skoryakin because he applied for political asylum. The rights defenders say Skoryakin planned to leave Bishkek for Germany but failed to do so because at the last moment, Kyrgyz authorities confiscated his papers. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.