Mikhail Grebenshchikov - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Grebenshchikov

Affiliated media: RBC, Photographer

Incident date: March 18, 2022

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In Moscow, police detained RBC photographer Mikhail Grebenshchikov before a concert rally at Luzhniki. The police detained him at the Vorobyovy Gory metro station. According to the media, the employee was on his way to the concert rally at Luzhniki to cover the event marking the eighth anniversary of Crimea's reunification with Russia. The photographer had an editorial assignment and an ID card with him.

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