Islam Belokiyev - Justice for Journalists

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Islam Belokiyev

Affiliated media: YouTube channel "Mysli Islama" (Islam's Thoughts), Blogger

Incident date: March 30, 2022

Attack type:

  • Prosecution for dissemination of false information and fakes (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Republic of Ingushetia, Ingushetia

Additional information:

A criminal case was initiated against the opposition blogger Islam Belokiyev. The man is accused of spreading knowingly false information about the use of the Russian Armed Forces (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). According to the law enforcers, on March 7, the blogger spread «fakes» about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces under the guise of reliable information. Belokiev is currently abroad. He was taken into custody in absentia and put on the international wanted list.