Vlasta Lazur - Justice for Journalists
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Vlasta Lazur

Affiliated media: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , Journalist

Incident date: March 19, 2020

Attack type:

  • Non-physical and/or cyber-attacks and threats

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The camera crew of the Radio Liberty was refused an entry to the territory of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Security guards aggressively spoke with the correspondent Vlasta Lazur, and prevented the operator from filming. Journalists planned to cover the restrictive activities in churches (due to COVID-19 and quarantine).

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