Viktoria Odissonova

Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta, Photojournalist

Incident date: July 27, 2019

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Novaya Gazeta photojournalist Viktoria Odissonova suffered a severe blow to the face while performing her professional duties in covering a protest rally in Moscow. According to Novaya Gazeta, a riot police officer tried to knock out her camera, hitting her in the face.