Cherepovetskaya Istina - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Cherepovetskaya Istina, Newspaper

Incident date: August 18, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Vologda Oblast, Cherepovets

Additional information:

On August 18, the 14th Arbitration Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the Arbitration Court of the Vologda Region that rejected the claim of the Specialized Developer «Zhelezobeton-12» for protection of business reputation against the newspaper «Cherepovetskaya Istina». The claim was caused by the article «Self-Confidence as an "Iron-Concrete Tool"». The builder demanded that the editorial office, represented by its founder Yavara-Press LLC, pay RUB 100,000.

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