Marina Serbinovich - Justice for Journalists

Marina Serbinovich

Affiliated media: Vezha, Journalist

Incident date: January 13, 2021

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Vezha (via Facbook)

Location: Ukraine, Vinnytsia Oblast, Vinnytsia

Additional information:

Ukrainian Railway Guards detained journalists from a local online publication for several hours for filming as part of a historical research project. According to security, the journalists illegally filmed the railway administration building for “terrorist purposes”. The police arrived and settled the conflict before releasing the journalists. A statement is due to be filed against representatives of the railway security for obstructing journalistic activities.

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