Galina Yeremitsa - Justice for Journalists
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Galina Yeremitsa

Affiliated media: Chernivtsi.Online, Journalist

Incident date: March 30, 2020

Attack type:

  • Physical attacks and threats to life, liberty and health

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Bukinfo

Location: Ukraine, Chernivtsi Oblast, Snyachiv

Additional information:

Two parishioners of the Holy Spirit Church prevented the work of journalist Galina Yeremitsa, who was checking how churches comply with the quarantine regulations. They didn’t let her into the church and asked journalist to leave it. Later they pushed her out. According to her, the men tried to break her camera during the live broadcast.

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