Sergei Plotnikov

Affiliated media: RusNews, Videoblogger, Journalist

Incident date: October 15, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

Sergei Plotnikov was abducted overnight. Several masked men handcuffed him and brought to the forest outside the city, where they threatened him by shooting live rounds of ammunition into the ground near his feet and demanding him to "cooperate." Several hours later they took him to the cemetery and released him. Plotnikov is covering ongoing protests in Russia's Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk.