Pyotr Ivanov - Justice for Journalists

Pyotr Ivanov

Affiliated media: SOTA , Journalist

Incident date: March 6, 2022

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

At a protest action in St. Petersburg, media personnel wearing identifying vests were taken to the police vans. The journalists had press cards and editorial assignments with them. SOTA journalist Pyotr Ivanov was among those detained. The journalist was released from the police station in the evening.

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