Maria Ponomarenko

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: June 17, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Sibir.Realii

Location: Russia, Altai krai, Barnaul

Additional information:

Police detained RusNews correspondent Maria Ponomarenko after a coordinated protest rally in Barnaul, which she covered as a journalist. She is charged with repeated violation of the rules for holding public events for two Instagram posts.