ER Editor: This event was first communicated via Tweets, then RT put out a report (see below).
Check out previous posts on Gonzalo Lira at this site, this piece being the last we put out – an interview by Tucker with Lira’s father on December 10, 2023 (see RT report below) —
Tucker – Why is US journalist Gonzalo Lira Still in a Ukraine Jail?
BREAKING: It is with great sadness I must announce that Gonzalo Lira @GonzaloLira1968, passed away in a hospital according to his father, who has been fighting to get his son much-needed medical attention for the past weeks.
Here is a hand-written note from Gonzalo which I… pic.twitter.com/jY8Mh0xQV3
— Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) January 12, 2024
BREAKING: It is with great sadness I must announce that Gonzalo Lira @GonzaloLira1968, passed away in a hospital according to his father, who has been fighting to get his son much-needed medical attention for the past weeks. Here is a hand-written note from Gonzalo which I received on January 4: “I have had double pneumonia (both lungs) as well as pneumothorax and a very severe case of edema (swelling of the body). All this started in mid-October, but was ignored by the prison. They only admitted I had pneumonia at a Dec. 22 hearing. I am about to have a procedure to reduce the edema pressure in my lungs, which is causing me extreme shortness of breath, to the point of passing out after minimal activity, or even just talking for 2 minutes.” “I cannot accept the way my son has died. He was tortured, extorted, incommunicado for 8 months and 11 days and the US Embassy did nothing to help my son. The responsibility of this tragedy is the dictator Zelensky with the concurrence of a senile American President, Joe Biden,” Gonzalo’s father wrote.
Rest in Peace Gonzalo Lira. You imparted a great deal of wisdom on me in our conversations, and on everyone who was lucky enough to watch your streams and read your work. I will never forget what Zelensky and his Nazi Ukrainian government did to you at the behest of the Biden… pic.twitter.com/ETQ9gorOY1
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) January 12, 2024
Gonzalo Lira, Sr. says his son has died at 55 in a Ukrainian prison, where he was being held for the crime of criticizing the Zelensky and Biden governments. Gonzalo Lira was an American citizen, but the Biden administration clearly supported his imprisonment and torture. Several… https://t.co/F0nOG9qGvv
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 12, 2024
The only crime Gonzalo Lira is guilty of was risking his life and safety to bring the truth about the fascist Ukrainian regime to his Western audience. The hypocrisy of protecting cretins like Cirillo while allowing their own citizens to languish and die in a seedy dungeon in… pic.twitter.com/pFOYwtPtdT
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) January 12, 2024
Gonzalo Lira was jailed by Ukraine’s post Maidan regime for speaking against its war effort. He was a US citizen left to languish and die by Ukraine’s main patron in Washington and is now apparently dead. Another crime by the authoritarian Zelensky-Biden cartel. https://t.co/kMdzeSyMIB
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) January 12, 2024
I have received an email from @GonzaloLira1968‘s father. Gonzalo Lira is dead. He died in a hospital in Kharkiv between 11-12 pm Ukraine time yesterday January 11th, 2024.
The US government allowed an American YouTuber to be arrested by Ukraine and neglected to the point of…
— Kim Iversen 🇺🇸 (@KimIversenShow) January 12, 2024
Journalist Alex Rubinstein confirms the death of #GonzaloLira and posts a hand written note from Gonzalo, which he received on January 4th.
Does #American g_ment has an answer of why a US citizen died in #Ukranian prison without medical help?
🔽 pic.twitter.com/5sHy295McK— Arthur Morgan (@ArthurM40330824) January 12, 2024
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This from Larry Johnson —
GONZALO LIRA, QUE LE VAYA BIEN
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US journalist jailed and ‘tortured’ by Ukraine has died – family
Gonzalo Lira’s relatives have blamed his death on Washington and Kiev
RT
Chilean-American blogger Gonzalo Lira has died in a Ukrainian prison, his family said on Friday.
Lira, 55 at the time of his death, lived in Kharkov and blogged as ‘CoachRedPill,’ but switched to YouTube commentary after the conflict with Russia escalated in February 2022. He was arrested by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) last May and accused of “discrediting” the Ukrainian leadership and the military.
“I cannot accept the way my son has died. He was tortured, extorted, incommunicado for 8 months and 11 days and the US Embassy did nothing to help my son. The responsibility of this tragedy is the dictator Zelensky with the concurrence of a senile American President, Joe Biden,” his father Gonzalo Lira Sr. wrote in a note published by The Grayzone.
Lira Sr. also reached out to X host Tucker Carlson, confirming the death of his son in Ukrainian custody. He had spoken to Carlson about the case in early December.
Lira resurfaced from custody in late July with a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), revealing his torture in jail and attempts by the SBU to extort him for money. He said he was trying to flee to Hungary and seek asylum. “Either I’ll cross the border and make it to safety, or I’ll be disappeared by the Kiev regime,” he wrote, in his last public message.
Two days later, a source confirmed to RT that Lira had been caught and imprisoned by Ukrainian authorities.
According to a handwritten note Lira’s sister received on January 4, provided to the Grayzone by her father, Gonzalo Lira Jr. had severe health problems caused by pneumonia and a collapsed lung, which began in mid-October. Ukrainian prison authorities only acknowledged the issue on December 22, and stated he would undergo surgery.
BREAKING: It is with great sadness I must announce that Gonzalo Lira @GonzaloLira1968, passed away in a hospital according to his father, who has been fighting to get his son much-needed medical attention for the past weeks.
Here is a hand-written note from Gonzalo which I… pic.twitter.com/jY8Mh0xQV3
— Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) January 12, 2024
Following his father’s appearance on Carlson’s show, X owner Elon Musk personally inquired about Lira’s case with both US President Joe Biden and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, apparently to no effect.
Lira was a national of both the US and Chile. According to his thread from last July, the Chilean Embassy in Kiev at least tried to help him, while the US mission gave him only “empty bromides.” Lira suggested that this was because Victoria Nuland – currently the acting deputy to Secretary of State Antony Blinken – hated him personally.
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