David Frenkel

Affiliated media: Mediazona , Photo correspondent

Incident date: January 23, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Frenkel was detained in the city centre before the start of the protest rally. He was held in the police custody for over two hours. The arrest report states that Frenkel came to the protest rally as a participant. The day before, a district police officer came to the journalist's home and tried ti issue him a warning.