Kristina Kokaeva - Justice for Journalists

Kristina Kokaeva

Affiliated media: iryston.tv, Sports journalist

Incident date: February 28, 2020

Attack type:

  • Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Kavkaz. Realii

Location: Russia, North Ossetia–Alania Republic, Vladikavkaz

Additional information:

In February, the management of the theiryston.tv prohibited to invite on air women representing "male" sports - boxing, wrestling, arm wrestling. This forced Batraz Ilaev and Kristina Kokaeva to resign as sports journalists from the TV channel.

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