Nikolay Salnikov - Justice for Journalists

Nikolay Salnikov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Nikolay Salnikov, Blogger, Journalist

Incident date: August 12, 2021

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: ngs.ru

Location: Russia, Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk

Additional information:

Novosibirsk-based journalist Nikolay Salnikov escaped from house arrest. The man was detained in the Nizhny Novgorod region and sent to a pre-trial detention centre. The decision of the Tsentralny District Court of Novosibirsk of 21.08.2021 in respect of the accused Nikolay Salnikov changed the type of preventive measure from house arrest to detention in custody, established the period of detention for 1 month 25 days, that is, until October 16, 2021.

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