Affiliated media: Svobodnye Media, Publisher of ProUfu.ru
Incident date: April 27, 2021
Attack type:
- Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: News agency Bashinform.ru
Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa
Additional information:
The Leninsky District Court of Ufa imposed fines on the editor-in-chief of the online media outlet ProUfu.ru Aigul Musina and the editorial office of Svobodnye Media (publisher of ProUfu.ru) — a total of RUB 44,000 rubles for violation of Article 4 of the Law of the Russian Federation «On Mass Media» (inadmissibility of abuse of freedom of mass information). The reason for the administrative cases was a negative publication about Alexander Sidyakin, Head of the Administration of the Head of the Republic of Belarus.