David Akin - Justice for Journalists

David Akin

Affiliated media: Global News TV channel, Correspondent

Incident date: November 14, 2022

Attack type:

Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation responded to Canada's anti-Russian sanctions by banning 100 Canadians from entering the country. Global News correspondent David Akin was among them.

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