Semyon Pegov - Justice for Journalists

Semyon Pegov

Affiliated media: WarGonzo, Founder

Incident date: October 13, 2020

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: Vedomosti

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

The Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan has initiated a criminal case against the Russian journalist, founder of the WarGonzo project Semyon Pegov, who reports from Nagorno-Karabakh. The journalist is suspected of illegally crossing the border of Azerbaijan, as well as committing public calls for terrorism. In accordance with the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan, Pegov is facing up to five years in prison.

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