Marc Bennets - Justice for Journalists

Marc Bennets

Affiliated media: The Times, Journalist

Incident date: February 27, 2022

Attack type:

  • Confiscation/seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Marc Bennetts' Twitter account

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Times correspondent Marc Bennetts was detained on the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow and his accreditation was taken away. The journalist said on his Twitter account that he was released after five hours without a report.

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