Vladimir Spiryagin

Affiliated media: Mosmonitor, Journalist

Incident date: September 4, 2017

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defence Foundation

Location: Russia, Saratov Oblast, Saratov

Additional information:

A journalist reported threats against him. According to him, "for the last 2-3 months I conducted a journalistic investigation about a glass factory in Tver, where I revealed large-scale fraud." The article was published on the news site “Mosmonitor”. On August 30, Vladimir Spiryagin received a phone call from Igor Radionov in Spain. According to the journalist, Radionov was the main owner of the plant's assets, and in the call, he openly threatened Spiryagin with murder.