Anna Vasilieva - Justice for Journalists

Anna Vasilieva

Affiliated media: Kommersant , Correspondent

Incident date: September 16, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Lyublinsky District Court fined Vasilyeva RUB 10,000 under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (violation of the rules for participation in a public event) for an action of solidarity with former journalist Ivan Safronov, accused of treason. Vasilieva, along with other journalists, was detained on July 13 near the Lefortovo pre-trial detention centre, where Safronov is being held.

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