Viktoriya Fronchik

Affiliated media: Insit-TV , Deputy Chief Editor

Incident date: August 14, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Russia, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Kopeysk

Additional information:

After Fronchik came back from her vacation, she was offered to resign voluntarily. Before her vacation, she released an article about the traffic collapse in the city. In the spring, Fronchik issued an open letter to the authorities regarding the lack of information about the COVID-19.

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