Albert Gyurdjian

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: September 21, 2017

Attack type:

• Punitive psychiatry not resulting in death

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Sova Center

Location: Russia, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod

Additional information:

On September 21, 2017, a court in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast sentenced 43-year-old blogger Albert Gyurdjian to compulsory psychiatric measures. He was charged under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of hatred to members of a social group), Article 138.1 (illegal acquisition of equipment for the secret receipt of information), Part 1 of Article 222 (illegal purchase of firearms), Part 2 of Article 205.2 (public calls for terrorist activities and public justification of terrorism).