Vadim Akhmetov

Affiliated media: URA.Ru, Photojournalist

Incident date: May 5, 2018

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Council of Europe

Location: Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Chelyabinsk

Additional information:

An unknown assailant hit URA.ru photojournalist Vadim Akhmetov on the head during a “On nam ne tsar’!” (He is not our Tsar) protest held on May 5. The police then detained the journalist, not the attacker. A court later overturned the decision.