Sergei Poyarkov - Justice for Journalists

Sergei Poyarkov

Affiliated media: Pryamiy kanal , Presenter

Incident date: January 27, 2020

Attack type:

  • Court trial
  • Criminal/administrative prosecution excluding (1), (2) and (3)

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Pryamiy kanal

Location:

Additional information:

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) accused Sergei Poyarkov, a prominent radio host and artist of a “threat of murder” against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A case was opened based on materials from Poyarkov’s personal video blog.

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