Dmitry Tymoshenko - Justice for Journalists

Dmitry Tymoshenko

Affiliated media: RusNews , Journalist

Incident date: August 21, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

A journalist from RusNews, Dmitry Tymoshenko, was detained in Khabarovsk during a protest rally in support of the former governor Sergei Furgal. He was taken to the police office, where the protocol has been issued to him in connection with an earlier action in support of Furgal. The court found Tymoshenko guilty of obstructing traffic and arrested him for three days.

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