"Channel 5" TV channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: "Channel 5" TV channel, Film crew

Incident date: April 26, 2021

Attack type:

Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Journalists were not allowed to attend a meeting in which People's Deputy Ilya Kiva defended his postgraduate thesis. The meeting took place at the state Institute for Personnel Training.

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