Tatiana Khlestunova

Affiliated media: Prosto Gazeta , Journalist

Incident date: November 30, 2020

Attack type:

Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk arrested Khlestunova for four days under the article of participation in a public assembly creating an obstruction to traffic (Part 6.1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) The journalist was detained the day before at an action in defence of the arrested Governor Sergey Furgal.

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