Kyivskays Rus TV channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Kyivskays Rus' TV channel , Journalist

Incident date: July 30, 2020

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Journalists from Kyivskays Rus' TV channel held a protest against censorship and attacks on press freedom by the National broadcasting council in Kiev. The demonstration was sabotaged by the radical right activists. “Somebody pepper sprayed the journalist who started to speak about civil war in Ukraine”- announced Telegram channel World protests.

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