Viktor Rau - Justice for Journalists

Viktor Rau

Affiliated media: Newspaper Listok, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: June 20, 2022

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel RusNews

Location: Russia, Altai Republic, Gorno-Altaisk

Additional information:

Barnaul-based activist and editor-in-chief of the newspaper Listok Viktor Rau was fined RUB 120,000 under an article on «calls for sanctions against Russia» (Article 20.3.4 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Rau is currently outside Russia.

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