Threats to the artist Serenko from supporters of the banned “Male State”

On November 8, 2021, supporters of the leader of the banned "Men's State" Vladislav Pozdnyakov began to send threats to the artist Daria Serenko for her post about xenophobia.

On November 8, 2021, activist Daria Serenko reported that she had received more than a thousand messages per day with “threats of violence and reprisals” from supporters of Vladislav Pozdnyakov, the leader of the recognized as extremist . Men’s State community

The reason for the persecution of Serenko was her publication on a social network, where she expressed her opinion on the topic of xenophobia. In the post, Serenko drew attention to the fact that the citizenship and ethnicity of the people who committed crimes are usually indicated in the media when it comes to migrants.

After the publication, she began to receive threats. According to her, her personal data - her home address and phone number - were leaked to the new Telegram channel of Pozdnyakov's followers. On November 8, she received "about 360 calls, 500 hack attempts, 600 PM threats, 700 threatening and wishful comments." In addition, according to Serenko, there were attempts to issue 40 loans to her in different banks. On the night of November 9, "the situation went beyond several thousand threats," Serenko said.

Sources

• Feminist Daria Serenko received thousands of threats because of a post in defense of migrants // Forbes. November 9, 2021