Alla (Aletfina) Dongur-ool
Affiliated media: Journalist
Incident date: March 23, 2025
Attack type:
- Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: OVD Info
Location: Russia, Tuva Republic, Kyzyl
Additional information:
The Kyzyl City Court has sentenced Tuvan journalist and blogger Alla (Aletfina) Dongur-ool to three years in prison on charges of extortion, under clause "b" of Part 3 of Article 163 of the Russian Criminal Code. Investigators allege that Dongur-ool, along with businesswoman Evgenia Khertek, threatened to release compromising information about a local businessman unless he transferred the lease rights to a land plot and paid 300,000 rubles. Dongur-ool denied the accusations, insisting the case was fabricated.