Sergey Smirnov - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Smirnov

Affiliated media: Mediazona , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: January 21, 2021

Attack type:

  • Warnings, pre-trial complaints, questioning and other extra-judicial actions

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Znak.com

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Sergey Smirnov, editor-in-chief of the Mediazon, said that the police tried to visit him. “Two policemen came to my place of registration at 6 in the morning. They didn't find me. They turned around and went to Plyushchev [journalist of Echo of Moscow],” Smirnov wrote in his Telegram channel.

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund