Vladislav Yesipenko - Justice for Journalists

Vladislav Yesipenko

Affiliated media: Crimea.Realities, Freelance journalist

Incident date: March 16, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: FSB official website

Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol

Additional information:

Federal Security Service spread the information about the detention in Crimea of a freelancer of the Crimea.Realities Vladislav Yesipenko, whom the Federal Security Service called «an agent of the Ukrainian specials service», who «worked for the American corporation Radio Liberty and had intentions of subversion in the interests of Ukrainian intelligence». However, for the time being, Yesipenko was only charged with possession of a homemade explosive device.

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