Maria Gavrilova

Affiliated media: "Arkhangelsk - the city of military glory" newspaper, Journalist

Incident date: March 31, 2017

Attack type:

• Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defence Foundation

Location: Russia, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Arkhangelsk

Additional information:

Social media posts about anti-corruption rally which took place in Arkhangelsk on March 26 led to the dismissal of a journalist of the city newspaper, "Arkhangelsk - the city of military glory". Journalist Maria Gavrilova attended the rally and then published photos on her blog. A few days later, the editor-in-chief of the publication began to "pressure" the journalist, demanding to remove recordings from the event.