Andrey Solomakhin - Justice for Journalists

Andrey Solomakhin (Angel ID)

Affiliated media: YouTube and Telegram channel Angel ID, Sota.Vision, Blogger, Reporter

Incident date: November 9, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Open Media

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

The police physically attacked Solomakhin after the detention. He suffered a concussion. After being detained on November 6, Solomakhin was left overnight in the police station, fined the next day and immediately detained again, shoved into the car. He was beaten, strangled, threatened, and was not allowed to eat or drink until the evening of November 8. On November 9, the Central District Court arrested Solomakhin for seven days for covering a protest march on November 2.

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