Five journalists of independent media were detained since Wednesday in Russiaand one of them says that he was attacked, the human rights organization reported on Thursday OVD-Info.
The journalist from SOTAvision Antonina Favorskaya She was interrogated on Wednesday night after spending 10 days under arrest for placing flowers on the grave of the deceased opponent. Alexei Navalny.
His colleagues Alexandra Astakhova and Anastasia Musatova, Those who went to see her at the detention center when she was going to be released were also arrested by the police, SOTAvision indicated.
They were arrested Thursday morning Ekaterina Anikievitch from SOTAvision and Konstantin Zharov from RusNewswhen they were filming near the house of Favorskayaindicated OVD-Info, which monitors repression in Russia.
The testimony of one of the arrested journalists
Zharov told RusNews that this could be the reason for the arrest, although according to OVD-Info the reasons for the arrest are unclear.
“They told us we were drug addictsthat we were lazing around without a clear purpose,” he declared.
“They did not make a report of the arrest, but they did “They kicked me, put their foot on my head, twisted my fingers, mocked me when I tried to get up, and demanded to see my backpack as if it had explosives.”he declared to the media.
Since he launched his assault against Ukraine, Russia has banned, blocked or attempted to censor almost all of the independent press still operating in the country.
Many journalists fled after the offensive
Many independent journalists have fled after the offensive, and those who remain face risks.
American journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsou Kurmasheva They are detained awaiting trial.
Source: Ambito
