Stanislav Savonchik

Affiliated media: Tvyordy Znak, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: August 24, 2022

Attack type:

• Forced emigration as a result of non-physical pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel SOTA

Location: Russia, Tambov Oblast, Tambov

Additional information:

Stanislav Savonchik, the editor-in-chief of the Tambov-based media Tvyordy Znak, left Russia. He left for Kyrgyzstan, fearing prosecution for articles about «fakes» about the army or repeated discrediting of the army. According to Savonchik, criminal investigators have already tried to find him three times at his place of residence in Tambov. The journalist assumes that he could be prosecuted for «fakes» or «discrediting the army» because of the published videos with refugees from Mariupol. The law enforcers visited Savonchik’s mother, called her, and interviewed her neighbors.