Ksenia Sobchak - Justice for Journalists

Ksenia Sobchak

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Ostorozhno Sobchak, Journalist, TV host

Incident date: April 6, 2022

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Journalist and TV host Ksenia Sobchak has reported that she has started receiving threats. In a post published on the Telegram channel Krovavaya Barynya, Sobchak also showed a screenshot of correspondence with one of those who tried to intimidate her. In the text, which Sobchak published, the unknown person threatened to kill her son Platon.

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