Kseniya Sobchak - Justice for Journalists

Kseniya Sobchak

Affiliated media: TV presenter, Journalist, YouTube blogger

Incident date: July 7, 2020

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences
  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meduza

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Sobchak was detained near the FSB headquarters at Lubyanka, where solitary protests were held in support of Ivan Safronov. Safronov, a former journalist from “Kommersant” and “Vedomosti”, has been arrested and charged with treason. Sobchak was released under condition that she returns to file a protocol on rule violation of a public event.

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