Novyi Vizyt - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Novyi Vizyt , Online news outlet

Incident date: March 13, 2022

Attack type:

Forced cessation of journalistic activity/ closure of media outlet due to the state of war and/or military censorship

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kherson Oblast, Henichesk

Additional information:

In the Russian-occupied town of Henichesk, the editor-in-chief of the online media outlet Novyi Vizyt said that the media is temporarily closing down. At the moment, there is no access to the website and the media’s pages on social networks.

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