Egor Pogorelov

Affiliated media: Match TV, Journalist

Incident date: June 3, 2018

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Match TV journalist Egor Pogorelov was severely beaten in the centre of Moscow. The incident happened while Pogorelov was relaxing with former classmates. The group of young men got in an argument with a passer-by, who then hit the journalist several times.