Austria Releases Ukrainian Investigative Journalist Mykhailo Tkach After Detention in Vienna
First reported 8 Oct, 20:52 UTCUpdated 2d ago4 sources
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Austrian police detained Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach and cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko in Vienna while on assignment. Ukrainska Pravda, their employer, demanded their release. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry sought explanations and consular access, but no charges were announced.
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Ukrainska Pravda reported on the evening of October 8 that Mykhailo Tkach, head of the outlet’s investigative journalism department, had been detained in Vienna while on assignment for the paper. The reason for his detention is unknown.
Austrian police detained Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach and cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko in Vienna while on assignment. Ukrainska Pravda, their employer, demanded their release. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry sought explanations and consular access, but no charges were announced.
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Ukrainska Pravda reported on the evening of October 8 that Mykhailo Tkach, head of the outlet’s investigative journalism department, had been detained in Vienna while on assignment for the paper. The reason for his detention is unknown.
- Austria Releases Ukrainian Investigative Journalist Mykhailo Tkach After Detention in Vienna (opens Kyiv Post in a new tab)
Austrian police detained Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach and cameraman Yaroslav Bondarenko in Vienna while on assignment. Ukrainska Pravda, their employer, demanded their release. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry sought explanations and consular access, but no charges were announced.
- Four Ukrainians arrested in Vienna on suspicion of spying (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
VIENNA, Oct 9 - Four Ukrainians were arrested in Vienna this week on suspicion of spying, Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said on Friday, with Ukrainska Pravda newspaper saying two of its team were among those detained.
