Yekaterina Maksimova - Justice for Journalists

Yekaterina Maksimova

Affiliated media: RusNews, Journalist

Incident date: February 2, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: The Bell

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The police detained the correspondent of RusNews Yekaterina Maksimova during a live broadcast. The police did not explain the reason for her detention, ripped off her press card from her neck, and when she remarked that she was a journalist, one of the law enforcers replied: «I understand».

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