Svetlana Anokhina

Affiliated media: DAPTAR , Editor-in-chief, Co-founder of the centre Marem

Incident date: June 11, 2021

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Novaya Gazeta

Location: Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala

Additional information:

On June 10, police officers from Dagestan and Chechnya broke into a crisis flat in Makhachkala in search of Chechen girl Khalimat Taramova. As a result, journalist Svetlana Anokhina was detained, and physical force was also used against her during her arrest. The journalist was held in the police station until the trial. On June 11, the Leninsky District Court of Makhachkala dismissed administrative cases of disobedience to the police against volunteers of the shelter for victims of violence Marem in Makhachkala and journalist Svetlana Anokhina.