Bulgarian investigative journalist Christo Grozev, a long-time Kremlin critic, said he had been “banned” from attending the upcoming BAFTA awards in London, where a documentary about dissident Alexei Navalny is nominated. | AFP
A statement from the Metropolitan Police said the force could not comment on individual cases, but that “the fact that some journalists face the hostile intentions of foreign states whilst in the UK is a reality that we are absolutely concerned with.”
“We recognize that our advice can mean organizers have difficult choices to make when deciding how best to mitigate any risks to the security of their event, and we are grateful for the ongoing engagement of BAFTA.” Grozev, who is the lead Russia investigator for the award-winning investigative website Bellingcat, tweeted that “moments like this show the growing dangers to independent journalists around the world.
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