Natella Polezhayeva

Affiliated media: Novaya Gazeta – Region, Director

Incident date: June 24, 2019

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Omsk Oblast, Omsk

Additional information:

Public threats were made against the director of “Novaya Gazeta – Region” and the chief doctor for the Centre for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Children Natella Polezhayeva appeared on the popular Omsk website BK55. A commenter, under the nickname “Yustas”, wrote: “Does parliamentary immunity protect her car from fire, for example? Or her from an accident?”