Svoya Kolokolnya - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Svoya Kolokolnya, Editorial office

Incident date: September 9, 2021

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Center for Media Rights Protection

Location: Russia, Ryazan oblast, Ryazan

Additional information:

The company NPO Rizur and its director Artyom Korlyukov are suing an online media in arbitration over two publications, which the plaintiffs consider defamatory. Mikhail Komarov, director and editor-in-chief of Svoya Kolokolnya, acts as a defendant. The plaintiffs demand the removal of the publications and compensation for moral damage in the amount of RUB 400,000 from the media and RUB 200,000 from the editor-in-chief.

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