Maria Chistyakova - Justice for Journalists
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Maria Chistyakova (Mari Govorit)

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: June 17, 2020

Attack type:

  • Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: MBK Media

Location: Russia, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod

Additional information:

Maria Chistyakova was called to the police for questioning after a tip, suspected of fake news after she tweeted about the COVID-19 situation in the town of Sharya in Kostroma Oblast.

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