Yury Izotov - Justice for Journalists

Yury Izotov

Affiliated media: Grani.ru, Journalist

Incident date: April 10, 2020

Attack type:

Forced emigration as a result of legal / economic pressure

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Grani.ru

Location: Russia, Moscow

Additional information:

Yury Izotov became a defendant in the criminal case of the «attack» on the office of Rossotrudnichestvo in Kyiv in 2018. He is facing from 5 to 10 years in prison under the article on the desecration of the diplomatic mission (Part 2 of Article 360 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

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