Valery Yartsev

Affiliated media: Stolitsa S, Journalist

Incident date: May 5, 2017

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defence Foundation

Location: Russia, Republic of Mordovia, Saransk

Additional information:

Press, learning of the death of a businessman, came to the scene to form a report on the subject. Journalist Valery Yartsev approached the policeman standing near the scene and began to ask about the circumstances of the event. The victim's son-in-law, indignant, attacked the reporter and damaged his face.