Mikhail Grachev - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Grachev

Affiliated media: Fontanka , Journalist

Incident date: August 29, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mikhail Grachev's Facebook page

Location: Russia, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk

Additional information:

The journalist was detained by the police and FSB officers while filming a story. As part of the journalistic investigation, Grachev tried to rent a house, presumably belonging to the family of the Irkutsk governor. The journalist and the owner of the drone were released without drawing up a protocol.

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