Alexander Dorogov - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Dorogov

Affiliated media: Rosderzhava , Journalist

Incident date: September 25, 2020

Attack type:

House arrest

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Kashira

Additional information:

Kashira City Court released journalist Alexander Dorogov from the detention centre under house arrest. He is accused of extortion (Paragraph B of Part 3 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

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