Alexey Trunov - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Alexey Trunov, Blogger

Incident date: February 25, 2022

Attack type:

Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk

Additional information:

Blogger Aleksey Trunov was detained on Studenchesky Boulevard in Petrozavodsk, where an individual picket was taking place — a girl standing with a banner against the war in Ukraine. The police took him to the police station.

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