LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television) - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: LRT (Lithuanian National Radio and Television), National public broadcaster

Incident date: October 12, 2021

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Rūta Juknevičiūtė's Facebook

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Moscow Arbitration Court accepted a claim from Rosneft against the Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) for “the protection of business reputation”. This followed stories published about Lithuanian companies associated with Russia, bypassing sanctions to supply equipment for Crimean power plants. The materials were published in July 2021 in Lithuanian and English.

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