Ivan Petrov
Affiliated media: Tardigrada , Photo correspondent
Incident date: January 23, 2021
Attack type:
- Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Telegram channel Tardigrada
Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg
Additional information:
Petrov was detained on the Field of Mars during the protest rally when he was filming the beating of a demonstrator by the security officer. Two riot policemen grabbed him, hit him with batons, knocked him to the ground and damaged his camera. Later he was released without the protocol.