While foreign spectators from all over the world are having a blast at the World Cup being hosted by Russia, human rights activists are urging them not to overlook the other side of Vladimir Putin’s nation: political prisoners and the harassment of critical voices. Friday marked the 40th day that Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, an outspoken Kremlin critic, has been on a hunger strike in a Russian prison. Published in Daily Times, June 24th 2018.