Veronika Samusik - Justice for Journalists

Veronika Samusik

Affiliated media: SotaVision , Journalist

Incident date: June 13, 2021

Attack type:

  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel SOTA

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Journalist Veronika Samusik was detained while covering Pavel Krisevich's performance with a mock suicide on June 11. On 13 June, Samusik was released without a trial. However, she remains a suspect in a hooliganism case. Telegram channel SOTA reported that "Nika Samusik is free, but her phone and camera were confiscated."

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