Polish journalist arrested while covering anti-lockdown demonstration
08.05.2020
Date:
08.05.2020
Number of cases:
1
Regions/Countries:
Poland
Alert types:
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under other laws
Pawel Rutkiewicz, a reporter for Gazeta Wyborcza in Warsaw, was arrested by police while he was covering an anti-lockdown demonstration in the city. Despite showing his press pass, he was detained and taken to a police station outside the capital before being released