Событие Vitaly Kulekha - Justice for Journalists

Vitaly Kulekha

Affiliated media: NTA, Cameraman

Incident date: February 18, 2018

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Vgolos

Location: Ukraine, Lviv Oblast

Additional information:

The journalist and cameraman were preparing a story about the Moscow patriarchate church activity in Lviv Oblast and whether they used a land plot in Brody in a lawful way. Angry parishioners together with a priest and his wife pushed the TV crew away from the church territory by force. The attackers were trying to close the camera and were even threatening with a shovel.

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