Gulnaz Ravilova - Justice for Journalists

Gulnaz Ravilova

Affiliated media: The newspaper of the Tatarstan branch of the Yabloko political party, Activist, Correspondent

Incident date: August 3, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Idel.Realii

Location: Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan

Additional information:

The Privolzhsky District Court placed Ravilova under five days of arrest for violating the rules of protest. She was forcibly taken to the police station, from where a trial was held via video link. Ravilova was diagnosed with COVID-19 after her previous arrest; her two-week isolation period ended on July 4. On May 15, Ravilova filmed a solitary protest, which was held by the head of the regional branch Yabloko party, Ruslan Zinatullin. The court considered this an unauthorised mass demonstration.

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