Angelina Trofimenko

Affiliated media: Avtozak Live , Journalist

Incident date: April 2, 2022

Attack type:

Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

The police detained Avtozak Live correspondent Angelina Trofimenko when she was covering an anti-war rally in St. Petersburg. Trofimenko was released from the police station without a report.

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