Affiliated media: Fronde TV, Camera crew
Incident date: April 16, 2018
Attack type:
- Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture
Who attacked: Non-authorities
Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation
Location: Russia, Bryansk Oblast, Bryansk
Additional information:
The camera crew for the programme “Nastuplenie na nasledie” was attacked by Bryansk Oblast’s government security force. The incident occurred when journalists were filming a report about the crumbling monuments of the city's history and architecture, and in particular about three cultural heritage sites on Gagarin Boulevard. While trying to enter a government administrative building, the crew was attacked by an aggressive security guard, who twisted the hands of the journalists.