Ali Kamalov

Affiliated media: Istina, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: October 22, 2019

Attack type:

• Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Republic of Dagestan, Makhachkala

Additional information:

Kamalov, who also heads the Union of Journalists of Dagestan, was dismissed for misuse of funds allocated from the Reserve Fund of the republic’s government. The criminal case was not initiated however due to the statute of limitations; more than two years had passed.