Mikhail Khodorkovsky has initiated a hunger strike in support of his former Yukos colleague Vasily Alexanyan, who is currently being unlawfully held in pre-trial detention and denied life-saving medical treatment despite three separate orders from the European Court on Human Rights. Khodorkovsky’s speech on the hunger strike can be read here in Russian, and below are reports from Associated Press and Reuters. A statement and more information is forthcoming immediately. UPDATE: New reports from Bloomberg and Interfax.