Incident Fiesta.ru - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Fiesta.ru, Journalists

Incident date: March 27, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg

Additional information:

Journalists of Fiesta.ru in St. Petersburg were dismissed due to the financial crisis. The owner of Fiesta.ru, Roman Zharikov, who hired journalists without a contract, refused to pay March salary in full.

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