Affiliated media: Idel.Realities, Tatar-Bashkir service of Radio Svoboda
Incident date: February 5, 2021
Attack type:
- request to remove or block the article and/or refutation
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Mass Media Defence Centre
Location: Russia, Republic of Bashkortostan, Ufa
Additional information:
The Kirovsky District Court of Ufa partially satisfied the lawsuits in connection with the publication of an interview with the publisher of the ProUfu portal Raufa Rakhimova on the website of Idel.Realities (a project of Radio Svoboda). The plaintiffs were the head of the administration of the head of Bashkiria Alexander Sidyakin and the member of the Public Chamber of Russia Rostislav Murzagulov. Rakhimova accused them of pressurising the advertisers of her media outlet. The court ruled to remove the disputed quote and publish a refutation. The plaintiffs were awarded compensation for moral damage totalling RUB 40,000 roubles (they demanded RUB 500,000).