Zhivaya Kuban - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Zhivaya Kuban, News website

Incident date: November 22, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: RBC

Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Krasnodar

Additional information:

The deputy head of Krasnodar Artyom Doronin has filed a lawsuit with the Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar to protect his honour, dignity, and business reputation. The reason was the publication of inaccurate information about his detention in the media. Doronin filed a lawsuit against Utrenny Yug, Komsomolskaya Pravda-Kuban, 93.ru, and Zhivaya Kuban.

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