TV channel Kanal 7 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: TV channel Kanal 7, Camera crew

Incident date: June 5, 2020

Attack type:

Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Authorities

Location: Ukraine, Odesa Oblast, Avanhard

Additional information:

The film crew was not permitted into a session of the Avangardovsky Village Council. As press secretary Svetlana Ryabokon explained, the deputies themselves had made the decision.

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