Leonid Krivenkov - Justice for Journalists

Leonid Krivenkov

Affiliated media: All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK), Cameraman

Incident date: January 11, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In Moscow, two unknown persons beat up the former All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) cameraman Leonid Krivenkov, who had previously given several interviews to foreign media. In particular, he spoke about the political censorship that he had seen.

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