Petr Koronaev

Affiliated media: Baza, Journalist

Incident date: August 3, 2019

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Council of Europe

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

During a protest for fair elections on the Arbat in Moscow, Petr Koronaev, a journalist for the Telegram channel Baza, was detained. Officers from the National Guard grabbed him as he filmed the aggressive detention of one of the protesters. The journalist was later released.