Mikhail Feldman - Justice for Journalists

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Mikhail Feldman

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: May 10, 2023

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Kaliningrad Oblast, Kaliningrad

Additional information:

A court in Kaliningrad imposed a ban of certain actions as a measure of restraint on journalist Mikhail Feldman in the case of «discrediting» the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Feldman is charged with two episodes of «crimes» for posting and reposting on VKontakte. Feldman was detained on May 8 and since then he has been in a temporary detention center awaiting trial. Feldman has been banned from using the Internet, spending the night out of his home, and approaching administrative buildings.