The lawyer of the founder of the project “Sputnik and Pogrom” Prosvirnin confirmed his death
Photo: Egor Prosvirnin's Facebook page
The lawyer of the journalist, founder of the Sputnik and Pogrom project blocked in Russia, Yegor Prosvirnin, Matvey Tsen, confirmed his death. RIA Novosti reports.
“His relatives called me and gave this information,” Zeng said, noting that he did not know the details.
On December 27, it became known that a naked man fell out of the window of a multi-storey building on Tverskoy Boulevard in Moscow and died before the ambulance arrived. It was alleged that a knife and pepper spray were lying near the body.
Later, the relatives identified the deceased and confirmed that it was Prosvirnin. He was 35 years old. The circumstances of the incident are still unknown.
In July 2017, Roskomnadzor added the Sputnik and Pogrom website to the list of blocked resources. The reason for the blocking was “the propaganda of the idea of national and religious hatred, which forms threats to public security and encourages extremism.” The site gained popularity thanks to humorous social media posters.
