Serafim Romanov

Affiliated media: Rotonda, Journalist

Incident date: April 2, 2023

Attack type:

• Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Telegram channel Avtozak LIVE

Location: Russia, Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg

Additional information:

The author of the media outlet Rotonda Serafim Romanov has received threats after a publication in which he revealed that the former editor-in-chief of Politika Segodnya had resigned. Ksenia Parfyonova worked in Prigozhin’s holding company for almost 10 years, but managed to get a student visa and left for Spain. She told about it in her Instagram account. After the publication of the material, screenshots of correspondence between Romanov and Parfyonova appeared in Prigozhin’s media resources. Threats began to arrive in personal messages to the journalist and in comments under the posts of Rotonda. Parfyonova herself changed her Instagram name and hid her profile.