Alla Zhiznevskaya - Justice for Journalists

Alla Zhiznevskaya

Affiliated media: TV channel ZIK , Journalist

Incident date: June 15, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: TV channel ZIK

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kiev

Additional information:

A support group of the Odessa activist Sergei Sternenka, who was suspected by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) of premeditated murder, interfered in the work of journalists by the court building. In a live broadcast, viewers of the television channel ZIK could observe how the activists surrounded Alla Zhiznevskaya, turned on loudspeakers, shouted various slogans, which prevented the journalist from finishing her introduction.

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