REN TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: REN TV, Camera crew

Incident date: June 7, 2025

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Russia, Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk

Additional information:

In Novosibirsk’s Dzerzhinsky district, a REN-TV camera crew was assaulted on the street while working on a report about fraud. According to reports, two men physically attacked the journalists, damaging a video camera and a phone in the process. The suspects have been detained, and a criminal case has been launched against them.

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