Matvey Alexandrov - Justice for Journalists

Matvey Alexandrov

Affiliated media: Telegram channel "1937 is coming", Journalist

Incident date: September 26, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The journalist was detained near the Belarusian embassy at the action of solidarity with the protesters against Lukashenko's regime. Aleksandrov had a press ID. He was taken to the police van, the police officers found that he has an unpaid fine. They were going to take him to the police station, but then let him go.

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