Alexander Dolzhenkov

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: May 21, 2021

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: Information Agency "Center for Investigative Journalism"

Location: Republic of Crimea, Yevpatoriya

Additional information:

Yevpatoriya City Court sentenced blogger Alexander Dolzhenkov, who the Federal Security Service accused of «creating an extremist community» for creating a group in the social network, the purpose of which was de-occupation of Crimea, to one year of jail in a general regime penal colony. According to the court, Dolzhenkov allegedly «admitted his guilt in full, repented of what he had done» and «realized the fallacy of his beliefs». On September 22, 2020, the Federal Security Service announced the detention of a 22-year-old Ukrainian citizen and a 28-year-old resident of Yevpatoria in occupied Crimea for alleged «extremist activities» on the peninsula. Kievsky District Court of Simferopol chose for them preventive measures in the form of arrest.