Aigul Musina - Justice for Journalists

Aigul Musina

Affiliated media: ProUFU, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: April 27, 2021

Attack type:

  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Bashinform.rf news agency

Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa

Additional information:

The Leninsky District Court of Ufa fined the editor-in-chief of the online media ProUfu.ru Aigul Musina and the editorial board of NGO Svobodnye Media (publisher of ProUfu.ru) — a total of RUB 44,000 for violating Article 4 of the Law «On Mass Media» (impermissibility of abuse of freedom of mass information). The reason for the administrative cases was a negative publication about Alexander Sidyakin, director of the Administration of the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

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