Ukraine Bans 41 International Journalists and Bloggers

Posted Thursday, September 17, 2015 9:02 am

Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists deplores a decree signed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko today which, according to a copy viewed by CPJ, bans at least 41 international journalists and bloggers from Ukraine for one year.

The journalists and bloggers were among 388 people named as representing an "actual or potential threat to national interests, national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine," according to news reports.

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