Viktoria Gavysheva

Affiliated media: Journalist

Incident date: May 6, 2019

Attack type:

• Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Glasnost Defense Foundation

Location: Russia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk

Additional information:

In Yakutsk, a criminal case was opened against the journalist Viktoria Gabysheva. Sardana Avksentieva, the city’s mayor, had accused Gabysheva of blackmail. The case was closed in October 2019.