Sergey Belyaev - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Belyaev

Affiliated media: Telegram channel «YaGrazhdanin!», Public editor

Incident date: November 26, 2020

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel «PYATNITSA»

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Victoria Arefieva (Telegram channel «PYATNITSA») and Sergey Belyaev (Telegram channel «YaGrazhdanin!») were detained outside the Legislative Assembly building, where they were filming an individual picket in support of small businesses. The journalists were released from the police without reports.

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