TV Rain - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV Rain, TV channel

Incident date: November 11, 2021

Attack type:

prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Official Portal of the Courts of General Jurisdiction of the City of Moscow

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky filed a lawsuit against Davletgildeyev, who in 2018 accused the politician of harassment. The topic then came up on the air of TV Rain. Zhirinovsky insists that the allegations of harassment are false and demands RUB 10 million from Davletgildeyev and TV Rain each.

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