Andrey Strelnikov

Affiliated media: Zvezda, Editor

Incident date: January 24, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Perm Krai, Perm

Additional information:

The journalist, who was carrying out a task outside the editorial office, was accused of absence from work for over four hours, and subsequently fired for truancy. Strelnikov, who worked for the publication for 15 years, deemed the action illegal.