Konstantin Zharov

Affiliated media: RusNews, Correspondent

Incident date: August 27, 2024

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Yekaterina Anikiyevich from Sotavision and Konstantin Zharov from Rusnews were detained outside the home of journalist Antonina Favorskaya, who is accused in the «ACF case». The law enforcers beat Zharov and threatened him with rape. At the police station, he was charged with disobedience to the police. Late at night, both journalists were taken from the police station to the hospital by ambulance, but no reports were drawn up against them.