Osetia-Iryston TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Osetia-Iryston TV, TV company employees

Incident date: August 22, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, North Ossetia–Alania Republic, Vladikavkaz

Additional information:

About 20 employees, including the management staff, left the TV company. Journalists complained about censorship and pressure from CEO Timur Gudiev, who took over the channel in 2019.

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