Maksym Kotsyubynskyy - Justice for Journalists

Maksym Kotsyubynskyy

Affiliated media: Online media "hromadske", Journalist

Incident date: July 1, 2025

Attack type:

  • Short-term detention

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Online media "hromadske"

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The journalist was detained by police and held at the station for several hours without an official detention report being filed. During this time, officers attempted to access the journalist's phone, but the lawyer successfully demonstrated that the request was unlawful. The incident occurred just hours after the journalist had filmed Justice Minister Olga Stefanishyna using an undeclared apartment.

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