On November 16, 2009, Ivan Khutorskoy, one of Russia’s young anti-fascist activists, was found dead on the landing of his Moscow apartment building with two bullets to the head. The young 26 year-old activist had been violently attacked with a knife on three separate occasions since 2005 and his name and address were published on neo-Nazi websites. The Prosecutor’s Investigation Committee stated that they were not excluding the possibility that the murder was linked to Khutorskoy’s anti-fascist activities. The investigation was ongoing as of the end of 2009.
Ivan Khutorskoy
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Region:Europe & Central Asia
Country:Russia
Department/Province/State:Moscow
Sex1:Male
Age:26
Date of Killing:16/11/2009
Previous Threats:Yes
Type of Work:Social protester
Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:Civil and Political Rights, ESC Rights
Sector Detail:Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association, Freedom of Expression, Minority Rights, Refugees/IDPs/Migrants
More information:Front Line Defenders
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URLs (links) of Interest
- Reuters UK
- https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLH651312
- RT News
- https://www.rt.com/news/russian-antifa-skinhead-killed/
- Avtonom
- https://avtonom.org/en/news/gentle-bonecrusher-life-and-death-ivan-khutorskoy