Andrey Trofimov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Andrey Trofimov" , Reporter, Video blogger

Incident date: September 23, 2020

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Andrey Trofimov's YouTube channel

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Sergiyev Posad

Additional information:

An administrative report was drawn up on Trofimov under Part 9 of Article 13 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (abuse of the media freedom) for his report on violations at the landfill near the Sakharovo rural settlement. The report states that the video story, shot from a quadcopter, lacks comments from the «authorized persons», leading to increased social tension. Trofimov faces a fine from RUB 30,000 to 100,000 and confiscation of filming equipment.