Mykola Semena
Mykola Semena ( Ukrainian Микола Семена ; * 1950 in Bobrowyzja ) is a Ukrainian journalist .
He studied journalism at the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev until 1976 . After working for various local newspapers, he joined Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty .
On September 22, 2017, Semena was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a Russian court in Crimea for discussing in an article why he believed the annexation of Crimea was wrong. The sentence is suspended, but coupled with a professional ban .
Mykola Semena is a member of the Ukrainian section of the PEN
Awards
Web links
- Mykola Semena, Ukraine , PEN America
- Statement by Mykola Semen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mykola Semena , September 22, 2017 BBG
- ↑ "Afgan Mukhtarli Becomes the Winner of the EaP CSF Pavel Sheremet Journalism Award 2017" , press release of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum , September 29, 2017. Inquiry date May 3, 2018th
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Semena, Mykola |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Семена, Микола (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bobrovytsia |