Nablyudateli Peterburga (St. Petersburg Observers)

Affiliated media: Nablyudateli Peterburga (St. Petersburg Observers) , Correspondent

Incident date: June 22, 2020

Attack type:

Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

On June 22, in St. Petersburg in the building of the 1st Western District Military Court, the sentence was read out for the suspects in the “Network” case. After the sentences were publicized, the police began to detain those who came to support the accused. According to information from OVID-Info (a police monitoring group), police officers detained a correspondent from Nablyudateli Peterburga (St. Petersburg Observers) but he was soon released.

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