Vasily Vaisenberg - Justice for Journalists

Vasily Vaisenberg

Affiliated media: News agency Law, Deputy editor-in-chief, Expert of the movement Golos

Incident date: February 25, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Nagatinsky District Court arrested Vaisenberg for 5 days for the rally on January 23, which he filmed for the agency Law. He was not detained at the rally itself. A report under Part 6.1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation (participation in a rally that interfered with transport) was drawn up two weeks later on the basis of a denunciation.

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