Alexander Sokolovsky

Affiliated media: streamer

Incident date: April 10, 2025

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD Info

Location: Russia, Moscow, Zelenograd

Additional information:

The Zelenograd District Court in Moscow sentenced streamer Alexander Sokolovsky to four years of forced labor on charges of inciting hatred (Article 282, part 2a of the Criminal Code). The case was opened in May 2024 after Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the “Safe Internet League,” filed a complaint and published a clip in which Sokolovsky harshly criticized Russian soldiers. His apartment was searched, he was detained and forced to issue a video apology, and he remained in custody until the verdict.