RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author): “Russian Journalist Faces Extremism Charge Over Alleged Link To Navalny”, Document #2108457

Russian Journalist Faces Extremism Charge Over Alleged Link To Navalny

Russian journalist Antonina Favorskaya was not released on March 27 after serving 10 days in jail on a charge of disobedience to police orders and was sent to pretrial detention instead. The reporter for the SOTAvision media outlet is now accused of taking part in the activities of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation that was labeled as extremist in 2021. On February 15, Favorskaya recorded the last video of Navalny at a court hearing he was taking part in via a video link from an Arctic prison. The next day, Navalny suddenly died in the prison.

ecoi.net description:: Journalist Antonina Favorskaya sent to pretrial detention after serving 10-day prison sentence on a charge of disobedience to police orders; she is now accused of taking part in the activities of foundation of late opposition politician Aleksei Navalny, which was labelled "extremist"

Country:: Russian Federation
Source:: RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:: 28 March 2024
Original link:: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-journalist-extremism-charge-navalny/32881213.html
Document type:: Media Report
Language:: English
Available on ecoi.net since:: 8 May 2024
Document ID:: 2108457