Andrey Okun

Affiliated media: MR7, Journalist

Incident date: March 13, 2022

Attack type:

• Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: MR7

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

Okun was detained along with several colleagues at an anti-war rally they were covering for their media. The police detained the journalists wearing vests marked «Press,» with their press cards and editorial assignments. The Avtozak LIVE correspondent reported that the officers took away the journalists’ passports, press cards, and editorial assignments. Also, the police officers demanded that the journalists turn off their phones. The journalists were released without reports, but their personal data were copied.