David Frenkel

Affiliated media: MediaZona, Journalist

Incident date: January 27, 2018

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Police said the journalists, who tried to enter a court session on the sentencing of St. Petersburg resident Igor Shishkin, had been detained “for failing to adhere to legal requirements”. After a couple of hours of waiting, the journalists were subsequently charged and fined.