Sergei Kuok

Affiliated media: RusNews , Journalist, Civil activist

Incident date: August 29, 2020

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In Moscow, at the Prazhskaya metro station, police detained RusNews journalist and civil activist Sergei Kuok. The reason for the detention was the journalist’s alleged refusal to provide documents for verification. The police officers rudely detained the journalist. According to the detainee, he was thrown to the floor and handcuffed. At the trauma centre, Kuoku was diagnosed with a chest contusion.