Yury Khovansky

Affiliated media: YouTube blog "Yury Khovansky" , Video bloger

Incident date: November 22, 2021

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

The investigator came to the arrested blogger Yury Khovansky in the detention center and demanded that he «testify against himself», said the blogger's girlfriend Maria Nelyubova on air of Echo of Moscow in St. Petersburg. Otherwise, the investigator promised him an unconditional sentence and «big problems» for Nelyubova. The investigator did not notify Khovansky about his visit, there was no lawyer at the meeting.