Событие - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Bukvy, Media/ Online Media

Incident date: October 31, 2019

Attack type:

  • Bullying, intimidation, pressure, threats of violence and death, including cyber-

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Bukvy.com

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Online media Bukvy slammed the claims of the Servant of the People parliament faction deputy head, who said "the parliamentary photographers should be careful" or "their actions might cause a reaction" and also mentioned the criminal code and hinted at a possible lawsuit against the journalists, as a call for self-censorship and pressure on independent media.

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