Marina Ovsyannikova - Justice for Journalists

Marina Ovsyannikova

Affiliated media: Channel One, Former editor

Incident date: July 24, 2022

Attack type:

  • Wiretapping / surveillance without a court decree

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Marina Ovsyannikova's Facebook page

Location: Russia, Moscow Oblast, Moscow Region

Additional information:

Former Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova reported being followed outside her home in the Moscow Region: when she was walking her dogs, she noticed a gray Lada car, and an hour later a gray Renault car came to replace her. A security guard at the cottage village told Ovsyannikova that she had been followed for five days. The lawyer confirmed to the journalist that the cars were police cars.

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