Событие Anatoliy Emelyanov - Justice for Journalists

Anatoliy Emelyanov

Affiliated media: ystav.com, Journalist

Incident date: February 14, 2017

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Glasnost Defence Foundation

Location: Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Yekaterinburg

Additional information:

A correspondent for a Urals-based news site spoke out about threats made against them, which came after a report on the conflict around parking spaces in Yekaterinburg’s Oktyabrsky District. Police and prosecutors’ threats followed over the phone. According to the correspondent, callers were especially concerned about a former detective who local residents believe is behind the arbitrary creation of paid parking spaces in their community.

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