"Crime and Corruption" - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: "Crime and Corruption", Journalist

Incident date: March 16, 2021

Attack type:

Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: JFJ Expert

Location: Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol

Additional information:

Bailiffs prevented a correspondent of the Russian print media "Crime and Corruption", who showed them his official ID, from entering Gagarinsky District Court to attend the hearing on the lawsuit to protect the honour and dignity filed by Elena Morozova, director of the Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, against blogger and filmmaker Andrey Maslov.

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