- Justice for Journalists
covid-19

Aleksandr Torn

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: April 7, 2020

Attack type:

  • Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

A criminal case has been initiated against blogger Alexander Thorne under a new Article 207 of the Criminal Code (fake news about coronavirus) because of humorous video footage.

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