Krasimir Vranski - Justice for Journalists

Krasimir Vranski

Affiliated media: Activatica, Eco-activist, Journalist

Incident date: March 3, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

Vranski and five other eco-activists were detained at a picket in front of Gostiny Dvor. The next day, the Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg fined Vranski RUB 30,000 under the article on organising an unauthorised action (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Later, the ruling was cancelled and the case was sent for a new consideration.

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