Anna Churakova

Affiliated media: Sakhalinskiy Neftyanik, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: December 24, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Sakhalin Oblast, Okha

Additional information:

The editor-in-chief of the regional newspaper “Sakhalinsky Neftyanik” terminated the employment contract of Anna Churakova. As Churakova told the news agency Sakh.com, the mayor of the Okhinsky District, Sergey Gusev, had had several disagreements with her since his election.