Anna Sliva - Justice for Journalists

Anna Sliva

Affiliated media: SOTAvision, Correspondent

Incident date: March 31, 2024

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In Moscow, police detained SotaVision correspondent Anna Sliva, who was filming a picket of wives of mobilised people in front of the Ministry of Defence building on Frunzenskaya Embankment. The journalist was taken to the Khamovniki District Police Department. The law enforcers took her press card and editorial assignment, saying that they just wanted to «talk to her». Later, SotaVision reported that their correspondent was released from the police with a report of check under the administrative article on violation of the rules of holding a rally (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation).

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