The occupation authorities of the Crimea unofficially banned the Crimean-Tatar channel ATR to conduct live broadcasting. A journalist of the channel reported this to our website.

According to him, during the recent coverage by the channel of the assault on the automobile showroom “Bogdan-Auto” in Simferopol, some armed persons took away the equipment of journalists of the channel. When the management of the channel came to return the equipment, the authorities announced an ultimatum on the termination of the channel’s live broadcasting. “Otherwise, we will begin with seizure of equipment, and then we will close the channel” – that is the way it sounded.

The ATR has already ceased live broadcasting.

EaP Media Freedom Watch