Roman Ivanov

Affiliated media: "Honest Korolyov", Journalist

Incident date: April 5, 2020

Attack type:

• Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Lenizdat.ru

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Korolyov

Additional information:

A journalist from the regional news websites “Truth Studio” and “Honest Korolyov” was detained by the police on April 5th during the laying of storm sewers in the forest. Policemen came to the group of activists and detained the journalist, saying that he was standing too close, breaching social distancing guidelines that stipulate a distance of 1.5 metres.