Roman Vasyokhin

Affiliated media: Vesti-Irkutsk, Cameraman

Incident date: February 18, 2019

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Irkutsk Oblast, Irkutsk

Additional information:

On February 18, 2019, in Irkutsk, a cameraman for the programme “Vesti-Irkutsk”, Roman Vasyokhin, had his camera smashed, while correspondent Anastasia Tsygankova was grabbed and pushed down the stairs. It happened on the set of a report about the meeting of disgruntled customers with representatives of the consumers’ co-operative “Zolotoi Fond” (Golden Fund).