Katerina Sergatskova
Affiliated media: Online media outlet "Zaborona", Co-founder, Journalist, Editor-in-chief
Incident date: July 11, 2020
Attack type:
- Pressure on a media worker via non-physical pressure on relatives and loved ones
- Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-
- Identity theft / phishing / doxxing
Who attacked: Non-authorities
Source: Human Rights Watch
Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv
Additional information:
Katerina Sergatskova was targeted in Facebook posts in which people posted information, including her home address, a photo of her home, and photographs of her five-year-old son. A large number of social network users, including famous people with a large audience of subscribers, began to disseminate information about Sergatskova’s personal life and suggest that she works for Russian special services. As a result Sergatskova had to leave Kyiv.