Alexander Nikishin

Affiliated media: FreeNews-Volga, Journalist

Incident date: September 12, 2019

Attack type:

• Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Council of Europe

Location: Russia, Saratov Oblast, Saratov

Additional information:

Alexander Nikishin's house was searched. Security forces entered the apartment, threatening to knock down the door. Later, it was revealed that the journalist had been summoned as a witness in a criminal investigation of the Anti-Corruption Foundation. He was taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning, and his phone was confiscated.