IStories - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: IStories , News outlet

Incident date: July 14, 2021

Attack type:

Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Moscow Arbitration Court satisfied the lawsuit filed by Rosneft against Roman Shleynov and IStories media outlet. They are obliged to publish a retraction of the article «Dancer for Rosneft», remove the disputed fragments, and pay compensation of RUB 18,000. The article dealt with Rosneft's purchase of Pirelli shares in 2014.

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