Ukraine - Journalists banned from covering fighting in Donetsk region

Reporters without borders

Rebel decree is fuelling arbitrary arrests of reporters Reporters Without Borders condemns a decree by the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk drastically restricting media coverage of fighting in the region. Signed on 21 July by PRD “defence minister” Igor Strelkov and released yesterday, it is fuelling arbitrary arrests of journalists operating in the region. Citing the need to protect the “safety of media workers” and the “information security” of the PRD's “armed forces,” the (...)

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