Pskovskaya Gubernia - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Pskovskaya Gubernia, Telegram channel

Incident date: January 5, 2022

Attack type:

Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Russia, Pskov Oblast, Pskov

Additional information:

On January 5, unknown people hacked Pskovskaya Gubernia’s Telegram channel. The hackers took over the account of one of the administrators — editor-in-chief Denis Kamalyagin — and managed to blacklist 1,015 subscribers of the main channel and 15 subscribers of the news channel.

Help Ukrainian Media:

Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund

Justice for Journalists Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered company no: 13882886) and a registered charity (registered charity no: 1201812). Its registered office address is: 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH.

References to “the Foundation” or “JFJ” in this website mean Justice for Journalists Foundation throughout.

On April 15, 2025, the Russian Ministry of Justice labelled Justice for Journalists Foundation an ‘undesirable organisation’ in the territory of the Russian Federation.

Check these safety recommendations, if you are based in the Russian Federation.