Alexander Sotnik

Affiliated media: Sotnik TV, Journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

• Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Alexander Sotnik's Twitter account

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Roskomnadzor demanded the removal of the article "Kill Pyhnu" from September 4. The Office of the Prosecutor-General prohibited the text as it contains "calls for extremist activities". In case the article won't be deleted, the publication will be blocked.