Valeriya Tokar - Justice for Journalists

Valeriya Tokar

Affiliated media: Regional online media "Dnipro.media", Journalist

Incident date: February 19, 2025

Attack type:

  • Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Dnipro.media

Location: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipro

Additional information:

Representatives of the Dnipro City Council prevented the journalist from entering the session hall, permitting her to work only in the area designated for public hearings. As a result, she was unable to attend the full council meeting or ask questions to the deputies. Meanwhile, journalists from the municipal TV channel were granted access to the session hall.

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