“We regard the intentionally ill-treatment suffered by Nicole Russell, producer of Sputnik news agency in Washington on June 1, as an unfriendly step on the part of the US authorities, as well as a flagrant violation of their international legal obligations to ensure the safety of journalists and their unhindered activities,” the commentary says departments.
They noted that as a result of police actions, the producer received "numerous injuries, including gunshot wounds."
“We demand that the American authorities immediately take measures to prevent journalists from becoming targets of police arbitrariness. We note with concern that the situation with media rights in the US is getting worse every day, ”the Foreign Ministry said.
Moscow also called on relevant international structures and human rights non-governmental organizations to respond to this incident.
Earlier it became known that at the White House the police shot rubber bullets at the Sputnik producer several times, despite the press card presented.
On May 31, after dispersing a protest rally in Minneapolis, police sprayed tear gas in the face of VICE and RIA Novosti correspondents.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the inadmissibility of violence by law enforcement agencies against media representatives in the performance of their professional duties.