Russian Federation: Journalists and activists beaten up – call for quick investigation
by Michelle Trimborn
In the Ingushetia region in Russia, a group of journalists and human rights activists got beaten up by unknown attackers. The risk that the incident, which also involved arson, will not be followed up on by authorities seems high, as often such cases are not properly investigated.
Fire representation. (Photo: CC0 Public Domain license, Creative Commons)
On 9 March 2016, the group, travelling in a minivan, was stopped by probably 15 to 20 persons. They forced the journalists to leave their bus which was set on fire and burnt out, destroying both personal belongings and recording equipment. Some of…