{"id":27673,"date":"2021-08-17T08:07:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T06:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/%d0%b2-%d0%ba%d0%b8%d0%b5%d0%b2%d0%b5-%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%86%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d1%8b-%d0%b8%d0%b7%d0%b1%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d0%b6%d1%83%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d1%81\/"},"modified":"2021-11-26T10:43:04","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T09:43:04","slug":"in-kiev-nationalists-beat-a-journalist-after-a-rally-near-the-presidents-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/ge\/in-kiev-nationalists-beat-a-journalist-after-a-rally-near-the-presidents-office\/","title":{"rendered":"In Kiev, nationalists beat a journalist after a rally near the president’s office"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reporter Oleksandr Kuzhelnii was beaten by angry group after a rally at Ukraine\u2019s president office.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Kiev, nationalists beat a journalist after a rally near the president’s office<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

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According to Kuzhenlii, who was covering the event he was confronted at the rally by a balaklava-wearing protester<\/strong> who angrily demanded him to leave.<\/p>\n

Soon as the rally ended, Kuzhelnyi was surrounded and assaulted by a group of angry protesters who demanded the \u2018Bukvy\u2019 reporter to delete all the photos he took at the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018I\u00a0 just walked 100 meters, and somebody called me. I looked around and there was a guy catching up with me. He asked what I had been photographing, demanded I delete the photos. Some other guys came up, surrounded me. I tried to leave .. they followed demanding I take out my phone to delete the photos. I told them I was a journalist, I was reporting. They asked about my job, I showed my journalist card. They didn\u2019t let go at that, called me \u2018a leftie\u2019. I offered them to come up to Andriy Biletsky so that he could confirm that I am a journalist. They refused. One of them kicked my in a leg, another one\u00a0 punched me in the head and I fell\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Saturday rally brought together Andriy Biletsky\u2019s \u2018Natsionalny Korpus\u2019, Dmytro Yarosh\u2019s \u2018Derhzvnystka Initisiatyva\u2019, \u2018Svoboda\u2019 party and other nationalist groups to protest against recent \u2018repressions targeting Ukrainian nationalists\u2019.<\/p>\n

Staged at the Ukrainian president\u2019s residence in Bankova Street, the gathering soon turned violent \u2013 clashes erupted soon after the protesters refused bag checks demanded by police. Kyiv police later informed seven cops and one National Guard were injured.<\/p>\n

The protest was also marred by the assault on the \u2018Bukvy\u2019 reporter Oleksandr Kuzenlnii.<\/p>\n

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On August 14, representatives of nationalist forces, including members of the far-right National Corps party, took part in a protest action in the center of Kiev.<\/span> The protesters, chanting anti-government slogans, reached the office of the President of Ukraine, where they clashed with the police.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n