Alexander Skobov

Affiliated media: Kasparov.ru, Grani.ru, Publicist

Incident date: May 18, 2024

Attack type:

• Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Komi Republic, Syktyvkar

Additional information:

The publicist Alexander Skobov, who was arrested in April 2024 in the case of «justification of terrorism» (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) for a number of publications, was also charged with participation in the activities of an extremist community (Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Presumably, this refers to Skobov’s participation in the Free Russia Forum. The political prisoner was transferred from St. Petersburg to Komi, where the case is being investigated.