02.10.12 | Libel law rescinded
MPs on Tuesday voted in favour of a resolution rescinding the libel law tabled by Party of the Regions MP Vitaly Zhuravsky which would have reintroduced criminal liability for libel / defamation.
02.10.12 | Against the libel law
Around 300 journalists and other concerned members of the public picketed parliament on Monday morning demanding that the draft law recriminalizing libel be properly withdrawn.
02.10.12 | EFJ supports campaign against defamation bill
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) on Monday backed calls by Ukrainian journalists for the withdrawal of proposed legislation that would introduce criminal responsibility for libel.
02.10.12 | Freedom House Calls on Ukraine to Put Stop to Criminal Defamation Bill
Freedom House condemns the initiative to recriminalize defamation in Ukraine and calls on the Ukrainian Rada (parliament) to remove the bill from consideration
01.10.12 | Libel Law: Where next?
Roman Kabachiy from the Institute for Mass Information writes that the discussion the bill has arrived has highlighted four key questions: why it has appeared at all, why now, who it's convenient for and what we should expect
01.10.12 | Halya Coynash / Parallel Media Worlds
The EU cannot be blamed if Ukraine's leaders are willing to throw away European integration rather than play by democratic rules, but they should not help prop up a charade
29.09.12 | Memorandum on standards of coverage of election campaign
Internews Ukraine and the Institute for the Development of the Regional Press have drawn up a Memorandum on Standards of Coverage of the Election Campaign and invite other journalists to join them
28.09.12 | Money Programme journalist attacked
On 26 September two assailants beat up journalist from the TV programme 'Hroshi' [Money] on 1 + 1, Dmytro Volkov
28.09.12 | Journal Ukrainsky Tyzhden accuses the authorities of pressure
The Ukrainian language journal Ukrainsky Tyzhden [Ukrainian Week] accuses the Ukrainian authorities of restricting its access to readers. It has issued a statement saying that it is being pushed out of the market because of its criticism of the government.
28.09.12 | Cabinet of Ministers 'fights terrorism' to intimidate the media
"The fact that such a directive appeared without public discussion and without, let's be open about it, an overt terrorist threat for Ukraine, makes one wary"

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