Polina Nikolskaya

Affiliated media: Reuters, Correspondent

Incident date: July 7, 2020

Attack type:

• Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences
• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Meduza

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Nikolskaya was detained near the FSB headquarters at Lubyanka, where solitary protests were held in support of Ivan Safronov. Safronov, a former journalist from “Kommersant” and “Vedomosti”, has been arrested and charged with treason. Nikolskaya was released under condition that she returns to file a protocol on rule violation of a public event.