Alexander Sokolovsky

Affiliated media: Streamer

Incident date: April 10, 2025

Attack type:

community service, ban on certain activities and other punishment following a criminal case

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Zelenograd

Additional information:

The Zelenograd District Court in Moscow has sentenced streamer Alexander Sokolovsky to four years of forced labor for inciting hatred (Article 282, Part 2a of the Criminal Code). The case began in May 2024 after Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the “Safe Internet League,” filed a complaint and released a video in which Sokolovsky sharply criticised Russian soldiers. Following the complaint, his apartment was searched, he was detained and pressured to record a video apology, and he remained in custody until the court’s verdict.