Sergey Plotnikov - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Plotnikov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Sergey News, RusNews , Journalist, Video blogger

Incident date: October 10, 2020

Attack type:

Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Instagram account Sergey News

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

Blogger was detained by OMON (special police units) during the dispersal of a protest in Lenin Square. He was detained along with Sota.Vision journalist and released without a protocol.

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