"112 Ukraine" TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: "112 Ukraine" TV, TV channel

Incident date: February 2, 2021

Attack type:

Shutting down a media outlet / blocking an Internet site/ seizure of an entire print run

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree sanctioning the "112 Ukraine", NewsOne and ZIK channels. According to the decree, sanctions applied to these television channels for five years. These TV channels have already vanished from the TV screens of Ukrainian viewers and can only be found online.

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