Russia Today TV channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Russia Today TV channel, Cameraman

Incident date: November 26, 2020

Attack type:

  • Ban on entering the country, denial or revocation of a visa / accreditation

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Svoboda

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Odesa

Additional information:

The сameraman of the Russian TV channel Russia Today was not allowed to enter Ukraine and was banned from entering the country for three years. The official reason for the three-year ban is the violation of the procedure of entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. During the occupation of the Crimea, the cameraman entered the territory of Crimea by air from the territory of the Russian Federation.

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