Alexander Skrylnikov

Affiliated media: MBK Media, Journalist

Incident date: May 5, 2018

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Council of Europe

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

On May 5, Skrylnikov was broadcasting live from a “On nam ne tsar’!” (He is not our Tsar) protest in Tverskaya Square when he was hit with a baton by a policeman. Doctors diagnosed him with a serious chest injury.