Olga Romashova

Affiliated media: MediaZona, Journalist

Incident date: August 3, 2019

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

During an unsanctioned protest for the admission of independent candidates to stand for elections to the Moscow City Duma, MediaZona correspondents Dmitry Shvets and Olga Romashova were detained by police at the Pushkinskaya metro station, brought to the police stronghold, forced to sign a warning about criminal responsibility and provide their personal information, and then released.