“Journalists should be able to work freely!” – a representative of the Committee to Protect Journalists

“We advocate for the safety of journalists and, at the same time, for them to be able to work freely!” Gulnoza Said, the program coordinator for Europe and Central Asia of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Voice of America reports.

According to her, Ukraine remains a high-risk zone for war correspondents. In addition, the Committee often receives complaints about the Ukrainian authorities’ selective approach towards media workers. According to her, there are journalists of the “elite group” because they cover events in well-known, authoritative mass media.

“There were problems with accreditation when officials did not want journalists to have free access to front-line or other areas. This is very wrong because we need an equal approach to all journalists,” Gulnoza Said said.