Andrey Kichev

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: September 21, 2022

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Arkhangelsk

Additional information:

RusNews journalist Andrey Kichev and SOTA journalist Ekaterina Parfenova were detained at a rally against mobilization in Arkhangelsk. A protocol was drawn up to Kichev on "discrediting" the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) for a post on the social network Vkontakte dated May 1. Parfenova was released without a protocol.