Yulia Petrova - Justice for Journalists

Yulia Petrova

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: February 24, 2024

Attack type:

Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RusNews

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Police detained RusNews correspondent Yulia Petrova at a rally of relatives of mobilised people in Alexandrovsky Garden. The journalist was demanded to stop video broadcasting.

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