Vyacheslav Afanasev
Affiliated media: South Ural State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, Journalist
Incident date: August 7, 2020
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, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Chelyabinsk
Additional information:
Vyacheslav Afanasyev, the host of the South Ural State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, was fired from the editorial office after becoming an oppositionist. He became a volunteer for Open Russia, started live broadcasts of on his YouTube channel and gave an interview to Radio Liberty (recognized by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign media agent ). The official reason for the termination of the employment contract in the company was the arrival of a new employee.