Yuri Khovansky
Yuri Khovansky, born 1990, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case of the Nord-Ost song.”. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, October 7, 2021.
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Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
Khovansky is charged under the article on public justification of terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) because of his song about the hostage-taking during the Nord-Ost musical in Moscow in 2002. According to the investigation, Khovansky performed the song on one of the streams on YouTube.
Latest event
July 20, 2022 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial Human Rights Centre, October 7, 2021
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Persecution begins
The case of the Nord-Ost song.
Criminal case
The case of the Nord-Ost song.
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