Olga Makarenko

Affiliated media: Nasha Gazeta, Journalist

Incident date: June 27, 2019

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Novorossiysk

Additional information:

An assistant to the mayor of Novorossiysk (Krasnodar Krai) attacked the journalist Olga Makarenko. The journalist came to cover an emergency near a sewer but faced resistance from local officials. A criminal case was opened against the assistant mayor for obstructing the professional activities of journalists.