Sergey Chizhikov - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Chizhikov

Affiliated media: The Insider, Cameraman

Incident date: January 31, 2021

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Insider

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Insider's cameraman Sergey Chizhikov was threatened by an OMON officer to smash his camera over his head when he was filming arrests of the protesters. After that, they tried to detain Chizhikov, but he was soon released. The same riot policeman promised that he would find him later.

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