Nikolay Sobolev - Justice for Journalists

Nikolay Sobolev

Affiliated media: YouTube channel SOBOLEV, Video blogger

Incident date: February 3, 2023

Attack type:

Labelling media/individuals as foreign agents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Website of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has declared video blogger Nikolay Sobolev a «foreign agent». The Ministry found that he had spoken out against Russian citizens and the «special military operation».

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