Zedin Adzhikelyamov - Justice for Journalists

Zedin Adzhikelyamov

Affiliated media: Crimean Solidarity, Civil Journalist

Incident date: March 24, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Crimean Process

Location: Republic of Crimea, Krasnogvardeyskoye

Additional information:

On March 24, 2022, the judge refused the journalists' request for admission to an open court session, where the administrative reports against Zair Smedlyaev were considered. The court motivated its decision by anti-COVID restrictions and new requirements for anti-terrorist security. On this basis, the journalist was not allowed into the court building.

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