Darya Kucherenko - Justice for Journalists

Darya Kucherenko

Affiliated media: Kommersant-Ufa, Journalist

Incident date: March 9, 2022

Attack type:

  • Fines and other restrictions following administrative offences

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa

Additional information:

Kirovsky District Court of Ufa fined Darya Kucherenko, the former journalist of the media Kommersant-Ufa newspaper, RUB 10,000 (Kucherenko was forced to resign because of pressure from the authorities, Idel.Realities reported). Kucherenko was found guilty under the article on violation of rules of participation in a public event (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of the anti-war action on February 24.

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