Anna Bazhutova - Justice for Journalists

Anna Bazhutova

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: January 23, 2025

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Perm Krai, Perm

Additional information:

Blogger Anna Bazhutova (YokoBovich) said that employees of Perm's SIZO-5 detention center are putting pressure on her, in particular, not allowing her to rest during the day and monitoring her every move on cameras. In June 2024, Bazhutova was found guilty of spreading “fake news” about the Russian army (clause “d” of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

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