Affiliated media: Petrozavodsk Govorit, Correspondent

Incident date: April 11, 2022

Attack type:

• Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel Media Ombudsman

Location: Russia, Republic of Karelia, Petrozavodsk

Additional information:

Journalists of two media outlets — Petrozavodsk Govorit and Stolitsa — were not allowed into the city court to attend the hearing on the lawsuit of the former candidate for the post of the head of Derevyanka settlement Alexey Vostrikov, who challenged the election results. The journalist of Petrozavodsk Govorit informed the assistant judge in advance about his intention to attend the hearing. The court referred to the anti-COVID measures.