Vilen Temeryanov - Justice for Journalists

Vilen Temeryanov

Affiliated media: Crimean Solidarity, Civil journalist

Incident date: November 15, 2022

Attack type:

  • Punitive psychiatry not resulting in death

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Crimean Human Rights Group

Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol

Additional information:

On November 15, 2022, it became known that as part of the investigative actions the civil journalist of Crimean Solidarity Vilen Temeryanov was sent for compulsory psychiatric examination with detention in a psychiatric hospital for at least 21 days. Temeryanov was detained in August 2022 and is suspected of committing a terrorist offence.

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