Событие Margarita Chekunova - Justice for Journalists

Margarita Chekunova

Affiliated media: GTRK Region-Tyumen, Journalist

Incident date: January 1, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: URA.RU

Location: Russia, Tyumen Oblast, Tyumen

Additional information:

Margarita Chekunova, a former correspondent for GTRK Region-Tyumen, was fired at the end of 2018 after writing a satirical note about the company's director, Victoria Boretskaya.

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