
A Russian man who was arrested for allegedly running a travel agency catering to gay customers was found dead in custody in Moscow, as reported by rights group OVD-Info. The man, identified as the director of the 'Men Travel' agency, faced charges of organizing extremist activity and participating in it.
According to OVD-Info, the man died by suicide while in pretrial detention and was discovered in his cell. Prior to his death, reports surfaced that he had rejected the charges and claimed to have been subjected to physical abuse and electric shocks during his arrest.