Событие Alexandra Suleymanova - Justice for Journalists

Alexandra Suleymanova

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: May 26, 2019

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Bryansk Oblast, Pochep

Additional information:

The blogger came to the “Uspeh” Arts Centre, where the primaries for the United Russia party were being held. She filmed a broken sewer in the toilet and asked for comment from the centre’s staff. The centre’s director demanded she stop filming. The director’s daughter, Kristina Tikhonova, caught up with Suleymanova on the way out and tried to snatch her camera, while punching her.

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