Nord Group LLC - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Nord Group LLC, Publisher of the online media GorodChe

Incident date: June 29, 2022

Attack type:

  • prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Newsvo

Location: Russia, Vologda Oblast, Vologda

Additional information:

The Arbitration Court of the Vologda Region dismissed a lawsuit for the protection of business reputation filed by Shvabe-Severo-Zapad LLC against Nord Group LLC, the publisher of the online media GorodChe. The firm demanded to disprove the publication, which stated that it had supplied the TB dispensary with a fluorographic machine with a second-hand radiator, which could be dangerous for patients. The court pointed out that the phrases about the firm's activities were a statement of the opinion of an employee of the tuberculosis dispensary.

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