Yelena Gukova - Justice for Journalists

Yelena Gukova

Affiliated media: Blogger

Incident date: March 11, 2022

Attack type:

  • Court trial

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Telegram channel OVD-Info

Location: Republic of Crimea, Yalta

Additional information:

On March 11, Yalta City Court fined local activist and video blogger Yelena Gukova RUB 30,000. She was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) because of the video on YouTube. On May 11, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea approved this decision.

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