Vera Ryabitskaya

Affiliated media: The Insider, Correspondent

Incident date: January 23, 2021

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Police attacked Vera Ryabitskaya, dragging her by her hair to a police van. Police beat her with batons when she was filming the protest. "Because of my clothes, I was mistaken for a man, treated very harshly, insulted, was thrown from place to place, my belongings fell out, only phone and tripod were given back, the power bank was not returned," Ryabitskaya said.