Событие Maxim Shulgin - Justice for Journalists

Maxim Shulgin

Affiliated media: Blogger, Left Bloc activist

Incident date: December 28, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: TV2

Location: Russia, Tomsk Oblast, Tomsk

Additional information:

On December 27, Shulgin was detained by a group of people in masks who introduced themselves as FSB officers, tied him up with tape, suffocated him with a plastic bag, and issued death threats, forcing him to retract claims made in a previous statement against the security services.

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