Sergey Kolotovkin - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Kolotovkin

Affiliated media: Journalist, One of the founders of the Immortal Regiment movement

Incident date: January 23, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Sergey Kolotovkin wrote on his Facebook page that he was injured during a protest rally on January 23 in St. Petersburg. His friend Igor Dmitriev told TV 2 that it happened near the metro station. «He was filming how the police officers in St. Petersburg detained teenagers, and he was also detained. During the detention they dislocated his shoulder.» – said Dmitriev. He was later released.

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