Tatiana Khlestunova - Justice for Journalists

Tatiana Khlestunova

Affiliated media: Prosto Gazeta , Journalist

Incident date: December 3, 2020

Attack type:

  • Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Khabarovsk

Additional information:

Industrial District Court of Khabarovsk arrested Khlestunova for 10 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) for her coverage of the protest of November 28. On December 10, the court reversed the ruling. Khlestunova was detained again on December 2, immediately after serving four days of arrest under the same article. She kept a hunger strike in the detention center.

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