A1 TV channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: A1 TV channel, TV channel

Incident date: May 12, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: от военных

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Odesa

Additional information:

The owner of the Odesa media group reported that the broadcasting of all its TV channels was stopped. The reason for this decision was Russia's active military actions on the territory of Ukraine, due to which some of the employees were forced to leave the city. The channel also lost its main advertisers. The owner of the media group hopes that this pause is temporary.

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