Fyodor Krasheninnikov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel "F. Krasheninnikov's Telegrams" , Journalist, Political Scientist

Incident date: July 28, 2021

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

A libel criminal case regarding a veteran was brought against Yekaterinburg political scientist and journalist Fyodor Krasheninnikov. The case is connected with the publication in the Telegram channel «F. Krasheninnikov's Telegrams» of February 5, 2020: the author allegedly spread false information about 93-year-old veteran Ignat Artyomenko. The veteran had previously been a victim in a libel case brought against Alexey Navalny.