Vladimir Zharinov - Justice for Journalists

Vladimir Zharinov

Affiliated media: Russia 1, Journalist, Host of the Vesti program

Incident date: June 29, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Lenizdat.ru

Location: Russia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Krasnoyarsk

Additional information:

Vladimir Zharinov, a Krasnoyarsk journalist, and anchor for the regional news show Vesti (News) reported that on June 29, he wrote a statement of resignation. The reason was the need to make “propagandistic” materials about the vote on the amendments to the Constitution.

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