Vitalii Romas - Justice for Journalists

Vitalii Romas

Affiliated media: Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today), Photojournalist

Incident date: March 1, 2020

Attack type:

  • Defamation, spreading libel about a media worker or media outlet

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: RIA Novosti

Location: Ukraine, Luhansk Oblast, Luhansk People's Republic

Additional information:

Freelance Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today) photo correspondent Vitalii Romas who was earlier detained by the State Security Ministry of self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Luhansk has been included in the data base of the controversial Ukrainian website “Mirotvorets” (“Peacemaker”).

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