Roman Shleynov

Affiliated media: Important Stories, Investigative editor

Incident date: July 14, 2021

Attack type:

• request to remove or block the article and/or refutation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mass Media Defence Centre

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Moscow Arbitration Court has upheld Rosneft’s lawsuit against Roman Shleynov and the media outlet Important Stories. They were ordered to publish a retraction of the article «Dancer for Rosneft», delete the disputed fragments, and pay compensation in the amount of RUB 18,000. The investigation was about Rosneft’s purchase of Pirelli shares in 2014.