Ilya Azar

Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta, Journalist

Incident date: July 27, 2019

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Council of Europe

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Ilya Azar was detained in the centre of Moscow during an unsanctioned rally in support of opposition figures barred from standing for elections to the Moscow City Duma.