Tatiana Voltskaya

Affiliated media: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Journalists

Incident date: April 19, 2020

Attack type:

• Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: sibreal.org

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

An official investigator called out journalist Tatiana Voltskaya after she published an interview with an anonymous emergency medic. According to the investigator, head of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin had taken an interest in the material. The journalist was asked to reveal her source, and she refused. There is no information as to what legal framework was used to issue the summons.