Anastasia Sokolenko-Kalinina - Justice for Journalists

Anastasia Sokolenko-Kalinina

Affiliated media: Ladoga.ru, Journalist

Incident date: September 30, 2023

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

The police detained Anastasia Sokolenko-Kalinina near her home when she went out to feed stray cats. The journalist was taken to the police station. She was charged with disobedience to law enforcers (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) and drug use (Article 6.9 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation). Sokolenko-Kalinina was released the same day. It is unknown whether she was drawn up reports. The journalist’s husband, political activist Alexander Kalinin-Sokolenko, had his apartment searched in May.

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