Anastasiya Rogacheva - Justice for Journalists

Anastasiya Rogacheva

Affiliated media: Sota Vision, Correspondent

Incident date: March 13, 2022

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Sota Telegram channel

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

The police detained Rogacheva at an anti-war rally she was covering. The journalist was wearing a vest with the inscription «Press» and had a press card and an editorial assignment. The Avtozak LIVE correspondent reported that the officers took away the journalists’ passports, press cards, and editorial assignments. Also, the police officers demanded that the journalists turn off their phones. The journalists were released without reports, but their personal data were copied.

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