Ivan Golunov

Affiliated media: Meduza, Journalist

Incident date: June 6, 2019

Attack type:

• Search without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Amnesty International

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Ivan Golunov, a special correspondent for the online publication Meduza, was detained in Moscow on June 6. According to his lawyer, the journalist was detained by several officer, who during the search found bundles of drugs in his backpack. Later, another bundle was found during a search of Golunov's apartment. The journalist is accused of the illegal production, sale and distribution of drugs, psychedelic substances and similar products.