Polina Ryabova

Affiliated media: Listok newspaper , Journalist

Incident date: January 20, 2020

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Altai Republic, Turochak

Additional information:

In Turochak (Altai Republic), a correspondent of the Listok newspaper was attacked. The event happened in one of the cafes where Ryabova came with her friend. At this time, a company of young people was resting there, one of whom began to behave aggressively towards the journalist. He accused her of bias against the regional authorities, punched her in the face, and swore at her.