Kirill Petrov - Justice for Journalists

Kirill Petrov

Affiliated media: Journalist, Former Mediazona journalist

Incident date: January 30, 2021

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Journalist Kirill Petrov was detained next to the building of the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He held a single picket in support of Sergei Smirnov, detained Mediazona editor-in-chief. Later he was released without a protocol.

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