Yekaterina Maksimova

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: August 22, 2022

Attack type:

Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

In Moscow, journalist Yekaterina Maksimova was detained at the Belorusskaya metro station with the help of CCTV cameras. She was first taken to the police department of the Obruchevsky district, and then transported to the Ramenki department. Maksimova was released without charges and warned against violating a number of articles of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation: on disobedience to the police (Article 19.3), «rally» article (Article 20.2), and «discrediting» the army (Article 20.3.3).