Alexander Rogozhkin - Justice for Journalists

Alexander Rogozhkin

Affiliated media: Newspaper 'Penzenskaya iskra', Journalist

Incident date: February 26, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Volga Federal District, Kondol

Additional information:

The head of the district in the Penza region, Sergey Kozin, attacked a journalist who asked uncomfortable questions. The video was posted on the VKontakte page by local activists of the Komsomol movement.

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