Alexander Nikishin

Affiliated media: FreeNews-Volga News Agency, Journalist

Incident date: March 27, 2017

Attack type:

• Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Versiya-Saratov

Location: Russia, Saratov Oblast, Saratov

Additional information:

In the Frunzensky district court of Saratov, a ruling against journalist Alexander Nikishin was made on an administrative case. The journalist, detained after a march against corruption, had been in detention for four days. Earlier, an administrative protocol was drawn up against a media worker under Part 1. Article 19.3 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses ("Disobedience of a lawful demand of a police officer").