October 20, 2026, 12:41 PMRSSRU

Journalist

Nicholas Simon Connolly (Nick Connolly)

Location unknownChecked October 18, 2026

Nicholas Simon Connolly (Nick Connolly), born 1986, Kursk Oblast. Charges: Article 322 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Crossing the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents (those not allowed to…); “The case of foreign journalists”. Status: location unknown.

In brief

Kursk Oblast · Kursk · Journalists

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Preventive measure: arrest in absentia since December 4, 2024

Charges

Latest event

December 4, 2024 — preventive measure: arrest in absentia

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Preventive measure: arrest in absentia

  2. · Persecution begins

    The case of foreign journalists

Criminal case

The case of foreign journalists

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of foreign journalists

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Reporter of the German television channel Deutsche Welle. In September 2024, he was declared wanted in a case of illegal border crossing in connection with his work in the Kursk region occupied by the Ukrainian army.

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Citizenship
United Kingdom

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