Yana Samko - Justice for Journalists

Yana Samko

Affiliated media: TV channel Kherson plus , Camera crew

Incident date: July 8, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Facebook page Kherson plus

Location: Ukraine, Kherson Oblast, Chaplynka

Additional information:

Journalists were filming a story about a kiosk construction at one of the main streets of their residential community. They were threatened by Vladimir Artyushenko and Mikhail Palyan - the first introduced himself as a branch manager of a private association, the latter is a local member of the parliament.

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