Valeria Pavlenko - Justice for Journalists

Valeria Pavlenko

Affiliated media: 5 Kanal (TV channel), Journalist

Incident date: January 8, 2020

Attack type:

  • Illegal impediments to journalistic activity, denial of access to information

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: 5 Kanal (TV channel)

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kiev

Additional information:

On January 8, journalists at 5 Kanal were not allowed into Terminal B at the Kyiv Airport during preparation for a broadcast on the arrival of the President of Ukraine. Members of security approached them and asked them not to go to the gates and not to film.

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