Vladislav Yesipenko

Affiliated media: Crimea.Realities , Freelance journalist

Incident date: March 12, 2021

Attack type:

• Administrative arrest, remand, pre-trial detention, prison

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: CPJ

Location: Republic of Crimea, Simferopol

Additional information:

Kievsky District Court of Simferopol arrested the freelance journalist of the Crimea.Realities Vladislav Yesipenko for two months. The court hearing was held without the participation of an independent lawyer and in the presence of the court-appointed lawyer Violetta Sineglazova. On March 17, the Crimean lawyer Alexey Ladin was not allowed to see Yesipenko. In total, since the detention, Yesipenko was not allowed to see independent lawyers for 27 days.