Yuri Kuroptev

Affiliated media: Online magazine Zvezda, Journalist

Incident date: September 21, 2022

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Perm Krai, Perm

Additional information:

On the morning of September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization in the country. By evening, uncoordinated protests had begun in some Russian cities. Journalists came out to cover the events. In Perm, law enforcement officers detained Yuri Kuroptev, the journalist of the online magazine Zvezda. He was taken to the police department. In the evening, Kuroptev was released from the police department without a report.