Late at night on June 8, Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court placed Meduza correspondent Ivan Golunov under house arrest. Prosecutors argued that Golunov “attempted to distribute narcotic substances in large amounts.” The journalist himself has insisted that he is innocent and that drugs were planted in his backpack and his apartment. He believes the criminal case against him is a response to his investigative journalism about corruption in Russia’s funeral business. Throughout the day, several hundred people stood outside the courthouse. Many were journalists who had come out to support their colleague. They were joined by solidarity pickets around Russia and in cities from Stockholm to Tel Aviv.
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Yevgeny Feldman for Meduza
Ivan Golunov’s case
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