Yekaterina Goncharova
Affiliated media: MR7, Journalist
Incident date: February 25, 2022
Attack type:
- Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation
Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg
Additional information:
MR7 journalist Yekaterina Goncharova was detained in St. Petersburg while covering protests near Gostiny Dvor, despite wearing a vest with the word «Press» printed on it. The journalist was left for a night at the police station. The journalist was charged with Part 1 of Article 20.2.2 and Article 8.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation — for «organizing or participating in a mass gathering of people that is not a public event» and for violating COVID restrictions. On February 26, the court closed the case for lack of corpus delicti.