Vladimir Melnikov

Affiliated media: BlogSochi, Blogger

Incident date: January 27, 2017

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Caucasian Knot

Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Sochi

Additional information:

A court in Sochi partially granted a request of State Duma deputy Yuri Napso on the protection of his honour and dignity against the editor-in-chief of "BlogSochi" Alexandr Valov and Vladimir Melnikov, a blogger on the site. The defendants were ordered to pay 1.5 million roubles.