Mikhail Komarov - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Komarov

Affiliated media: svoyakolokolnya.ru, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: September 8, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Ryazan oblast, Ryazan

Additional information:

Journalist Mikhail Komarov was beaten in Ryazan. The journalist is said to have been attacked while cycling in Forest Park. He was kicked and beaten with a pipe; the victim was able to scare off the assailants by spraying gas from a canister.

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