Alipat Sultanbegova
Affiliated media: SOTAvision, Journalist
Incident date: February 25, 2023
Attack type:
- Short-term detention
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: OVD-Info
Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar
Additional information:
In Krasnodar, police officers detained SOTAvision journalist Alipat Sultanbegova after taking her away from work. She was probably taken away because of an Instagram post in Ukrainian, in which Sultanbegova shared her feelings about the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The police asked Sultanbegova questions about her action in support of Ukraine, her religion, and why she had not yet left Russia. They also read to her the biographies of Stepan Bandera and Taras Shevchenko and played «patriotic» songs. The police explained the detention as an investigative check in a criminal case and released Sultanbegova without a report.