Igor Khoroshilov

Affiliated media: Golos, Former editor-in-chief

Incident date: February 2, 2022

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Rostov Region Today

Location: Russia, Rostov Oblast, Rostov-on-Don

Additional information:

A criminal case on drug possession (Article 228 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) was initiated against Igor Khoroshilov, former editor-in-chief of the Rostov-based newspaper Golos. The journalist is currently under house arrest. According to investigators, illegal substances were found in his apartment during the April search on the case of anonymous wiretaps. On February 2, 2022, the Proletarsky District Court of Rostov sentenced Khoroshilov to 300 hours of community service.