Arseny Vesnin - Justice for Journalists

Arseny Vesnin

Affiliated media: Echo of Moscow in Saint Petersburg, Journalist

Incident date: February 12, 2021

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

During the interrogation, the internal affairs inquiry officer threatened Arseny Vesnin with a criminal case on libel for a post about police officers who ate burgers from a transfer to the detainees.

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