Valery Gasayev - Justice for Journalists

Valery Gasayev

Affiliated media: Telegram channel Free Ossetia , Co-founder

Incident date: April 15, 2022

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Caucasus.Realities

Location: Russia, North Ossetia–Alania Republic, village Oktyabrskoe

Additional information:

The Suburban District Court of North Ossetia found the co-founder of the Telegram channel Free Ossetia Valery Gasayev guilty of «discrediting» the use of the Armed forces, with a maximum fine of RUB 50,000 under this article. The reason for the prosecution was a link posted in the channel to The Time with a photo of a pregnant woman on a stretcher against the background of a destroyed building in Mariupol.

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