Askhab Alibekov - Justice for Journalists

Askhab Alibekov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Wild Paratrooper, Video blogger

Incident date: May 13, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Novorossiysk

Additional information:

Video blogger Askhabali Alibekov, known as Wild Paratrooper, was detained in Novorossiysk. Shortly before this, unidentified men in plain clothes had tried to kidnap him from his home. On the same day, a court in Novorossiysk arrested Alibekov for 10 days due to his failure to report to the penitentiary inspectorate on time after his imprisonment.

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