Событие - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: 112 Ukraine, TV channel

Incident date: September 20, 2017

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine filed an anti-defamation lawsuit against the media, demanding to refute the information he claimed to false.

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Justice for Journalists Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered company no: 13882886) and a registered charity (registered charity no: 1201812). Its registered office address is: 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH.

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