Svetlana Prokopyeva

Affiliated media: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Freelance journalist

Incident date: March 3, 2020

Attack type:

• Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Sever.Realii

Location: Russia, Pskov Oblast, Pskov

Additional information:

In early 2020, a lawsuit for protection of honour, dignity, and business reputation was filed against Svetlana Prokopyeva by linguist Olga Yakotsutz, who examined Prokopyeva's text. The plaintiff considered Svetlana's statements on Facebook defamatory.