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Ukrainska Pravda journalists detained in Vienna, handcuffed in hospital
Original: Three shards of glass under his eye and espionage charges: how a UP employee was kept handcuffed in an Austrian hospital
Mykhailo Tkach, head of Ukrainska Pravda's investigative journalism department, and his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko were detained in Vienna on 8 October. Reports describe Tkach with three shards of glass under his eye and being kept handcuffed in an Austrian hospital, with espionage charges mentioned. The detention of Ukrainian journalists in an EU country is drawing attention to their treatment and the reasons behind the arrest.
Why now: The detention of prominent Ukrainian investigative journalists in Austria is unusual and raises press freedom concerns.
Mykhailo TkachYaroslav BondarenkoUkrainska PravdaViennaAustria
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- Three shards of glass under his eye and espionage charges: how a UP employee was kept handcuffed in an Austrian hospital On 8 October, Mykhailo Tkach, head of Ukrainska Pravda's investigative journalism department, and his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko were detained in Vienna… · pravda_english@rss.anyfeed.cc · 1
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