Timur Yeskarayev - Justice for Journalists

Timur Yeskarayev

Affiliated media: Activatica, Journalist

Incident date: May 19, 2023

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan

Additional information:

In Kazan, the officers of Center for Combating Extremism detained Activatica journalist and eco-activist Timur Yeskarayev. Later, he was released from the building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tatarstan with a warning. The reason for the detention was the filming of deforestation in Tatarstan.

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