Vitaly Akimov - Justice for Journalists

Vitaly Akimov

Affiliated media: Nash Sever , Journalist

Incident date: February 2, 2021

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel "Nash Sever"

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Vitaly Akimov, the correspondent of Nash Sever, was detained for the second time a day. He reported from the police van: «It's tough here. They demand to give passports and forbid to take pictures». Akimov also said that the police put pressure on him, questioned him about his job, and threatened to arrest him.

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