Yuri Daragan - Justice for Journalists

Yuri Daragan

Affiliated media: TV and radio company Trostianets, Director

Incident date: October 21, 2020

Attack type:

  • Dismissal / involuntary dismissal / forced quitting of the profession / expulsion from the educational institution

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NSJU)

Location: Ukraine, Sumy Oblast, Trostianets

Additional information:

By the decision of the city council, director of the TV and radio company Trostianets was dismissed. Yuri Daragan said that his dismissal is a revenge of the local head of the political party Power of People and the acting mayor of the Trostianets. The reason for this is Daragan’s refusal to work in the interests of the acting mayor.

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