Ayuna Shagdurova

Affiliated media: Takie Dela, Journalist

Incident date: April 18, 2023

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Republic of Buryatia, Zakamensky district

Additional information:

In the Zakamensky district of Buryatia, police detained journalist Ayuna Shagdurova. She was preparing a text about how the village of Khurtaga lives without a veterinarian who was mobilised and died. Shagdurova was asked questions for an explanatory statement, and at the district police station, she had to let the police examine the contents of her phone and listen to conversations with the characters in the text. The police officers made it clear to Shagdurova that the relatives of the deceased veterinarian had filed a complaint against her. As a result, she was released from the police without a report.