Affiliated media: Crimean Process , Journalist

Incident date: May 25, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Crimean Process

Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol

Additional information:

On May 25, the Supreme Court of Crimea held a session regarding the owner of the Crimean Tatar ATR TV channel Lenur Islyamov. The bailiffs told the journalist of the Crimean Process and other attendees at the entrance to the court building that only the participants of the process are allowed in the building due to the measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. They refused to let the journalist in. Earlier, on May 12, the bailiffs of the Supreme Court of Crimea also refused to let the attendees to the session in this criminal case.