Timofey Lvutin - Justice for Journalists

Timofey Lvutin

Affiliated media: IT-3 TV channel, Editor-in-Chief

Incident date: January 13, 2021

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Izbirkom

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Chornomorsk

Additional information:

The TV channel's editor-in-chief began receiving threats of violence on Facebook from accounts associated with the newly elected mayor of the city, Vasily Gulyaev. This followed a satirical video about Gulyaev, which was published on Facebook from an unknown account believed to be Timofey Lvutin.

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