Событие Maxim Shulgin - Justice for Journalists

Maxim Shulgin

Affiliated media: Blogger, Left Bloc activist

Incident date: April 29, 2018

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: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Tomsk Oblast, Tomsk

Additional information:

Shulgin was prosecuted under Article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of hatred) after publishing songs on social media network VK, which, according to investigators, amounted to inciting hatred towards the police. Shulgin remains under a police order not to leave the country.

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