Death threats against exiled Ukrainian reporter
By Jane Whyatt and Hamburg Foundation
Even in exile, with the support of the media freedom community, some critical independent journalists cannot rest easy. Aleksei Bobrovnikov fled Ukraine to escape death threats. But they have followed him on Facebook.
Facebook threats
Bobrovnikov gave testimony at the annual conference of the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom. He spoke of his struggle to expose smuggling and gun-running in the war zone of Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine. He showed footage and photos of whistleblowers he had interviewed, who were killed a short time after their meetings.
Under extreme pressure – not only…
