- Justice for Journalists

Andrei Novichkov

Affiliated media: Grani.ru , Fronde TV, Journalist

Incident date: June 6, 2020

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences
  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Novichkov and his colleague were detained while taking photographs on the attic of one of the houses on Tverskaya Street. Initially, the journalists were accused of violating the self-isolation regime, but at the end police accused them in minor hooliganism - allegedly they cursed and damaged the property.

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