Vladislav Postnikov

Affiliated media: Vechernie Vedomosti, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: June 13, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

Vladislav Postnikov, editor-in-chief of the Yekaterinburg-based media outlet Vechernie Vedomosti, was charged with disrespect to authority (Part 3 of Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). The reason was one of the posts in his personal Telegram channel, but the journalist was unable to find out which one.