Valentina Perekrestova - Justice for Journalists

Valentina Perekrestova

Affiliated media: Bars TV channel, Deputy editor-in-chief

Incident date: May 20, 2025

Attack type:

  • Interrogation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Mediazona

Location: Russia, Ivanovo Oblast, Ivanovo

Additional information:

Security forces raided the offices of the Bars TV channel in Ivanovo and the home of its editor-in-chief, Sergei Kustov. After the search, deputy editor-in-chief Valentina Perekrestova and other employees were summoned for questioning by the Investigative Committee. The case is being investigated under the article on defamation using official position. The reason was the publication of an anonymous Telegram channel by Ivanovo police officers.

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