Sergey Smirnov - Justice for Journalists

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Sergey Smirnov

Affiliated media: Mediazona , Editor-in-chief

Incident date: February 12, 2021

Attack type:

  • Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Sergey Smirnov's Telegram channel

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

"Smirnov said that in the new cell is the «hell conditions» due to the heat. In the morning they wrote a statement for a doctor’s examination and took them to the doctor only in the evening. Smirnov has a pressure of 178/112, he feels really sick" - was reported in the Telegram Channel.