Событие Alexey Kuznetsov - Justice for Journalists

Alexey Kuznetsov

Affiliated media: YouTube, Blogger

Incident date: February 5, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

On February 5, 2018, in Yekaterinburg, Alexey Kuznetsov, the host of a YouTube channel dedicated to the problem of torture in Russian prisons, reported threats against him. Returning home, he found a note which demanded the deletion of a video and to “mind your own business”. “You have children too, take care of your family and your daughter", the note said.

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