Artyom Averkiyev

Affiliated media: Incident Yekaterinburg, Photo journalist

Incident date: December 14, 2021

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Vechernie Vedomosti

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

The guards prevented the journalist from filming construction work on the Yekaterinburg Ring Road. Before the police arrived, they interrogated Averkiyev and personally searched him, despite the fact that he had a journalist's licence. The transport police officers drew up a report on illegal video recording. The management of the editorial office submitted a complaint to the police about obstruction of legitimate professional journalistic activity.