Irina Sisak

Affiliated media: TV channel 5, Journalist

Incident date: October 12, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Journalists' Facebook page

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Representatives of the state security did not allow the film crew of Channel 5 to enter the Mariinsky Palace in Kyiv to cover the meeting of the presidents of Ukraine and Poland. At the same time, the journalists applied for accreditation in advance. The quarantine and a limited number of places were stated as the reason for the refusal.