Alexander Sokolov

Affiliated media: RBK, Journalist

Incident date: August 10, 2017

Attack type:

• Prosecution for extremism, links with terrorists, inciting hatred, high treason, calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order, rehabilitation of Nazism (2)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RBK

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

On Thursday, August 10, the Tverskiy court in Moscow found Alexander Sokolov, a special correspondent for RBK, guilty of organising the activities of an extremist organization and sentenced him to three years and six months in an open prison.