Chelny 24 TV channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Chelny 24 TV channel, Driver

Incident date: February 20, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Naberezhnye Chelny

Additional information:

In Naberezhnye Chelny, an employee of the Chelny 24 TV channel was severely beaten. As noted in the TV company, the elderly driver was diagnosed with a concussion. It all happened during the filming of the story about the fire on the Elevatornaya Mountain. «The сrew was working not far from the burned-out garage, without going into private territory, when suddenly a man in a state of strong alcoholic intoxication came out into the street and attacked our colleagues. The result is a concussion of our driver,» — stated the TV channel.

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