In Pskov, the police summoned three journalists who were covering a rally in support of the Khabarovsk Territory

In Pskov, the police summoned three journalists to the police department who were covering the “pigeon feeding” action on August 1 in support of the residents of the Khabarovsk Territory. about it . writes The magazine 7×7

The police summoned Ivan Zhuravkov, correspondent for the 7×7 online magazine, Denis Kamalyagin, editor-in-chief of the Pskovskaya Guberniya newspaper, and Lyudmila Savitskaya, journalist for the Sever.Realii and MBKh Media publications.

Journalists are being checked under the article on violation of the rules of conduct in the event of an emergency (part 1 of article 20.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). They are called to the department to give explanations and draw up a protocol on the offense.

The policemen handed the summonses to the relatives of the journalists on the evening of August 4: for this, law enforcement officers came to the registration addresses of Zhuravkov, Kamalyagin and Savitskaya.

“I, like all of us, assume that the police might not like that we see people feeding pigeons in support of Khabarovsk, and write about it. But gentlemen in uniform must understand one important thing: a journalist is always at work. We are sharpened to get a phone-voice recorder-certificate at any time and start collecting information. In quarantine, in a thunderstorm, fire, on unauthorized and agreed actions, we work. To blame for the fact that we filmed bread, buns, buckwheat, birds of the world and people - this seems to be too much, but we live in Russia, ”said Savitskaya in a conversation with 7 × 7.

The publication notes that in Pskov on August 1, about 30 people came to the action of solidarity with the inhabitants of the Khabarovsk Territory. The action was held in the format of "feeding pigeons", there were no arrests.

• On the eve of the action on August 1, the police in Pskov handed a warning to Alexei Dorozhkin, coordinator of Navalny's regional headquarters. In the document, Dorozhkin was warned of administrative responsibility in case of participation in the action. The reason for this was a repost with information about the action on the activist's page on VKontakte.
• Actions in support of the residents of the Khabarovsk Territory on August 1 were held in several dozen cities. At least at 15, there were arrests. at the rallies that day . In total, the police detained at least 77 people