Affiliated media: D1 TV channel , Camera crew
Incident date: June 19, 2020
Attack type:
- Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture
Who attacked: Authorities
Source: Dnepr.info
Location: Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Dnipro
Additional information:
Journalists from the local media outlets – D1 and DneprTV TV channels and the Dnepr Operative website arrived at the Dnepr.info editorial office. Together with the editor of Dnepr.info, they tried to go to the scene of events and find out what was happening. The journalists failed to do this, as the representative of the Security Service of Ukraine pushed them out of the floor where the editorial office was located. A law enforcement officers used force, obstructed journalistic work, and nearly smashed operators’ cameras.