Mind.ua - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Mind.ua, Online news outlet

Incident date: October 27, 2020

Attack type:

Prosecution for libel, insult, violation of privacy (1)

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

IBOX Bank filed a lawsuit against Mind.ua. The bank believes that they have suffered moral damage because of journalist's investigation about activity of online casinos in Ukraine. IBOX Bank wants two million Ukrainian hryvnias as a compensation.

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