Alexey Fedorov - Justice for Journalists

Alexey Fedorov

Affiliated media: "Pokos Kuzbass" ("Mowing Kuzbass") YouTube channel, Video blogger

Incident date: February 4, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV2

Location: Russia, Kemerovo Oblast, Kemerovo

Additional information:

The Kemerovo District Court sentenced Fedorov to 12 days in prison under Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code (“inciting hatred or enmity”) after he published a video entitled “Putin, go away.” The blogger's wife says he is actually being persecuted for his coverage of the situation surrounding the expansion of the Chernigovets mine.

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