Ekaterina Mayboroda

Affiliated media: Nenachasi, Founder

Incident date: January 27, 2021

Attack type:

Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Ukraine, Zaporizhia Oblast, Zaporizhzhia

Additional information:

A number of journalists were not allowed into a Zaporizhzhia city council meeting. Ekaterina tried to enter the building, but city council deputy Oleksandr Onishchenko pushed the journalist away from the door.

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