Anastasia Matsko - Justice for Journalists

Anastasia Matsko

Affiliated media: Poltavska Khvilya, Journalist

Incident date: March 29, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Journalist's Facebook page

Location: Ukraine, Poltava Oblast, Poltava

Additional information:

The journalist reported that two officials threatened her with physical violence right in the city council building and rudely expressed their dissatisfaction with a previously published article. Anastasia Matsko also reported the incident to the police.

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