Viktoria Arefyeva - Justice for Journalists

Viktoria Arefyeva

Affiliated media: SOTA , Journalist

Incident date: May 9, 2022

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel Sota

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

The journalist of Sota Viktoria Arefyeva was detained in St. Petersburg. During the detention, two policemen took away her phone without explanations and documents, but it was soon returned to her. Later, Arefyeva was released from the police station.

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