Bohdan Novak

Affiliated media: Vlasno.info, Journalist

Incident date: August 29, 2017

Attack type:

• Non-fatal attack / beating / injury / torture

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: National Union of Journalists of Ukraine

Location: Ukraine, Vinnytsia Oblast, Vinnytsia

Additional information:

Thugs, who somehow directed the municipal vehicles on the territory, where the cemetery construction was about to start, attacked the journalist. The conflict around this construction area lasted for a month. Locals had been protesting against the construction and the journalist arrived to report about yet another protest.