Timur Olevsky

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: March 13, 2021

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: MBK Media

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In Moscow, police officers detained at least 100 participants during the United Democrats forum. Journalist Timur Olevsky was detained and later released from the police department with a protocol under Article 20.33 of the Administrative Code (cooperation with an undesirable organization). He was assigned a trial on March 17. The police also detained Sota Vision correspondent Artem Krieger, Znak.com journalist Anastasia Melnikova, Avtozak Live correspondent Nikita Stupin.