7x7 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: 7x7, Correspondent

Incident date: September 21, 2022

Attack type:

Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavl

Additional information:

At an anti-mobilization rally in Yaroslavl, police officers checked the documents of the 7x7 journalist and then demanded that he left the square.

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