Vzglyad-Info - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Vzglyad-Info, News agency

Incident date: March 23, 2022

Attack type:

prosecution for violation of the honour, dignity and business reputation; violation of privacy following civil lawsuit

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Telegram channel Media Ombudsman

Location: Russia, Saratov Oblast, Saratov

Additional information:

Director of Volga-Media LLC Marina Usova has filed a lawsuit against the portal Vzglyad-Info. According to her, in one of its articles, the portal linked her to people who were not actually her business partners. Volga-Media unites the Saratov-based editorial offices of Argumenty i Fakty and Komsomolskaya Pravda, and Novosti Saratova.

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