Maria Smyk - Justice for Journalists

Maria Smyk

Affiliated media: Syla Pravdy (The Power of Truth) , Journalist

Incident date: September 19, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: sylapravdy.com

Location: Ukraine, Volyn Oblast, Lutsk

Additional information:

The journalist was not allowed to attend the conference of the regional organization of the political party "Opposition Platform - For Life". The journalist was accredited two days before the conference, however, when she arrived at the indicated time at the indicated address, the door was locked, and the party's contact phone was turned off. However, in the evening of the same day, the information was published that the conference took place.

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