Ilya Azar

Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta Europe, Journalist

Incident date: February 2, 2023

Attack type:

• Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meduza

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for the Tsntralny District of Moscow is checking journalist Ilya Azar under the article on «discrediting» the army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), Baza reported. The reason was Azar’s post of June 3, dedicated to 100 days since the start of a full-scale war with Ukraine. In the post, he criticised the actions of the Russian Armed Forces.