Alexander Skobov - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Skobov

Affiliated media: Kasparov.ru, Grani.ru, Publicist

Incident date: April 4, 2024

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

The Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg has arrested historian and publicist Alexander Skobov in the case of justification of terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The case was initiated for his post about the need to attack the Crimean Bridge. Skobov was detained on April 2 and sent to a pre-trial detention centre despite a number of serious illnesses. Earlier, he was included in the register of «foreign agents».

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