Natalia Ekushenko - Justice for Journalists

Natalia Ekushenko

Affiliated media: "Journalists against corruption" news agency, Journalist

Incident date: September 29, 2021

Attack type:

  • Damage to / seizure of property, vehicles, equipment, documents, journalistic materials, print media circulation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Nikvesti

Location: Ukraine, Mykolaiv Oblast, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Additional information:

Police in Yuzhnoukrainsk brought criminal proceedings against a representative of the city government for “obstruction of journalistic activities”. A deputy of the Yuzhnoukrainsk City Council snatched a mobile phone from the hands of a journalist while she was filming him talking with locals.

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