Natalya Filonova - Justice for Journalists

Natalya Filonova

Affiliated media: Journalist, Human Rights Lawyer

Incident date: April 26, 2022

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Siberia.Realities

Location: Russia, Republic of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude

Additional information:

The bus driver turned Filonova in to the police after she asked him to remove a sticker with the letter Z on it. He forcibly took her to the police station and filed a report against her. Filonova was charged with petty hooliganism. As a result, Filonova was left for a night at the police station. At the police station, she became ill and was hospitalised by ambulance.

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