Affiliated media: Crimean Process , Journalist

Incident date: October 19, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Crimean Process

Location: Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol

Additional information:

On October 19, 2020, another consideration of the criminal case against Viktor Stashevsky, a member of the religious community of Sevastopol, started in the Gagarinsky District Court of Sevastopol. The bailiffs told the journalist of the Crimean Process and other attendees at the entrance to the court building that only the trial participants are allowed in the building due to the measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. They refused to let the journalist in. All further hearings on the case were also held without the participation of attendees and journalists.