Claim 590

Safronov had been detained since July 2020 and planned to appeal the sentence.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Safronov had been detained since July 2020 and planned to appeal the sentence.
Field: status
Value: detained since July 2020
About: incident 2022-russia-safronov-treason-sentence
Source: CPJ dismayed by 22-year sentence for Russian journalist Ivan Safronov
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2022-09-05

Quotation from the source

Safronov has been detained since July 2020 and plans to appeal.