The New York Times - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: The New York Times, Stringer

Incident date: August 23, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: OVD-Info

Location: Russia, Khabarovsk Krai, Komsomolsk-on-Amur

Additional information:

Security forces attacked a film crew of The New York Times working on a film about LGBT activist Yulia Tsvetkova. "The footage was taken. Journalists were frightened and threatened" - wrote Tsvetkova on her Facebook page. The journalists were not physically injured.

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