Mikhail Fishman

Affiliated media: Dozhd (TV Rain), Journalist, TV presenter

Incident date: May 28, 2020

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences
• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Fishman and several of his colleagues were detained near the Ministry of Internal Affairs Head Office on Petrovka Street for individual pickets in support of Ilya Azar, a journalist and municipal deputy arrested for 15 days. Fishman was released from the police with a report under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (violation of picketing rules).