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Jailed ex-US Marine may be near death in Russia, sister, advocacy groups say
Advocacy groups say Robert Gilman is tube-fed in a psychiatric ward after alleged torture and drugging, and U.S. officials seek his release for care.
- On Thursday, former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, 32, is hospitalized in serious condition in Voronezh, Russia, prompting advocates to urge the Trump administration to secure his immediate release on humanitarian grounds.
- Russian authorities arrested Gilman in January 2022 on disputed assault charges while traveling by train; his sentence was extended to 10 years in 2024, though his father claims the original incident was accidental.
- Eric Lebson of Global Reach reported Gilman is in a "dissociative stupor" and fed through a tube, alleging guards subjected him to torture and psychotropic drugs while hospital staff barred his mother and consular officials from visiting.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the case with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during a July 23 meeting in Manila, though broader geopolitical tensions over Ukraine and Iran have slowed broader negotiation efforts.
- Advocates warn of parallels to Otto Warmbier, a U.S. college student who died after North Korean detention; Gilman's sister Lexie Hudson stated, "I am more afraid for my brother than I have been since this horrible nightmare started.
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Advocates for former US Marine held in Russia for more than 4 years say he is near death
Advocates for a former U.S. Marine held in Russia for more than four years is gravely ill and at risk of dying. U.S. Sen.
·New York, United States
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The United States has called on Moscow to release former Marine Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022 after causing an altercation on a train where he was travelling in a state of intoxication. In addition, Washington requests his transfer to U.S. territory so that he can receive medical treatment. The prisoner’s family and human rights groups report that the prisoner has suffered violations of his rights and that visits, including those of hi…
·Madrid, Spain
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US Secretary of State Rubio presented his claims to the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lavrov.
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