RusNews - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: RusNews, Reporter

Incident date: February 27, 2025

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RusNews

Location: Russia, Altai krai, Barnaul

Additional information:

In Barnaul, police detained a RusNews correspondent who was on his way to cover the 10th anniversary of Boris Nemtsov's assassination. Security forces followed his car and detained him when he arrived at the scene. He was held at the police station for several hours.

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