Pyotr Ivanov

Affiliated media: Sota, Journalist

Incident date: September 23, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Sota

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

In St. Petersburg, Sota journalist Pyotr Ivanov, who had been kicked out twice from a rally in support of the «referendums» in the occupied territory of Ukraine, was approached by unknown young men (presumable employees of the Center for Combatting Extremism) who began threatening him. The interlocutors told Ivanov that they would «talk about him» and send him to the war — «to shoot in the first ranks of the Russian Armed Forces». Before that, they asked Ivanov provocative questions, including about his opinion on mobilization.