Alexander Chernov

Affiliated media: avchernov.ru (Bryansk Vorchun), Editor-in-chief

Incident date: December 4, 2020

Attack type:

• Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mass Media Defence Centre

Location: Russia, Bryansk Oblast, Bryansk

Additional information:

The Sovetsky District Court partially satisfied the claim of Vice Governor Alexander Korobko for the protection of honour, dignity and business reputation. The court found the information from Chernov's April article about using garbage bags instead of shoe covers at the local COVID-19 hospital was defamatory. The co-defendant in the claim was Gorodskoy TV channel, on whose website the similar article was published.