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SBU draws up indictment against ex-Kuchma guard Melnychenko
27.12.2012
With Kuchma unable to be prosecuted following a Constitutional Court judgement because the Melnychenko tapes are deemed inadmissible, Melnychenko himself is charged with divulging state secrets ….
More “western experts” used for propaganda purposes
21.12.2012
The “authoritative” western firm which supposedly called the Head of Ukraine’s National Bank Serhiy Arbuzov “the most effective banker in Eastern Europe” would appear to have gone into hiding and are not answering their phone
Chornobyl Exclusion Zone – No money, no pay
20.12.2012
Chornobyl workers are not being paid, while the enterprises within the Exclusion Zone are not getting all the money needed for basic needs. The need for proper funding at this, of all sites, needs no explanation
Defamation suit against Committee of Voters representative
18.12.2012
KHPG will be following the defamation suit brought by Party of the Regions MP Yuliy Ioffe against Oleksy Svyetikov and expresses concern at the possible return of unacceptable efforts to curb freedom of expression.
Nikopol journalist links grenade incident with his journalist investigations
14.12.2012
Freelance journalist for the newspaper Nikopol City, Ruslan Solovyov believes that a grenade was hurled into his courtyard as retaliation for his attempts to investigate corrupt set ups in the city’s communal services
First they’re beaten up, then charged with “hooliganism”
05.12.2012
Nazar Oleksevych, journalist from the newspaper Krai and member of the NGO Democratic Alliance and his father, Roman are claimed by the police to have obstructed legitimate police work. Witnesses and the men themselves say otherwise
Melnychenko sues Myroslava Gongadze’s Lawyer
04.12.2012
The source of tapes which seem to implicate Kuchma, Lytvyn and others in the murder of Georgy Gongadze is claiming that Valentina Telychenko’s statement that he refuses to answer questions about the tapes’ authenticity is defamatory
Road Control investigative journalists brutally beaten
27.11.2012
Road Control which monitors drivers’ rights and the traffic police asserts that the traffic police called in around 20 thugs who attacked journalists filming an illegal car impoundment site
End Impunity for violence against journalists!
26.11.2012
11 Ukrainian media organizations have issued a petition in which they list 29 cases where those who used violence against media representatives remained unpunished despite calls to the law enforcement bodies to intervene.
Apparent UNIAN response to censorship allegations
22.11.2012
UNIAN says that it has made a number of staff changes following conflict over allegations of censorship. In fact the only change mentioned is that the Chief Editor is being moved elsewhere for the period of an internal investigation
Police beat up journalist and civic activist
16.11.2012
In Kamyana-Buzka (Lviv oblast) traffic police officers unlawfully detained and beat Nazar Oleksevych, journalist from the newspaper Krai and member of the NGO Democratic Alliance and his father, Roman
IPI highlights troubling backslide on media freedom in Ukraine
16.11.2012
The countries of Belarus, Hungary, Turkey and Ukraine each provide troubling examples of a backslide on media freedom issues in Europe, the International Press Institute (IPI) has stated, unveiling a “Europe Watch List” to highlight and combat that trend.
185 infringement of journalists’ rights during election campaign
15.11.2012
From 30 July to 31 October there were 185 infringements of journalists’ rights, with 115 of these directly linked with the parliamentary elections and / or with those infringing their rights being candidates or MPs.
IFJ and EFJ Condemn Censorship in UNIAN News Agency
13.11.2012
In an extraordinary act of mismanagement and abuse of power two journalists were fined 200 hryvanas each for posting an article entitled ‘Bankova Picket: Yanukovich was given a shoe with a Christmas tree’.
Police refuse to initiate criminal case over incident at World Newspaper Congress
08.11.2012
The police claim they have been unable to identify the security guard clearly identified on video footage who used force to remove placards during an entirely peaceful protest against censorship by journalists during Yanukovych’s address
UHHRU Statement regarding Censorship at UNIAN
07.11.2012
The Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union is concerned over the encroachment on freedom of speech at the website of the UNIAN information agency
Journalists express support for beleaguered UNIAN colleagues
07.11.2012
Journalist and media organizations have agreed to support the editors of the UNIAN information agency who have spoken out against censorship by management and call on Ukrainian and international NGOs to give attention to the situation
Journalist Union warns of likely new attempt to criminalize libel
05.11.2012
Oleh Nalyvaiko, Head of Ukraine’s National Union of Journalists says that they have received information that after the elections the old makeup of the Verkhovna Rada will make a second attempt to vote through amendments to the Criminal Code criminalizing libel.
TVi film crew beaten off by police at election commission
04.11.2012
Mykola Knyazhytsky says that at the moment nobody is being admitted to the room where the district election commission [DEC] is meeting – neither journalists nor candidates. In contrast, the police are in the premises all the time and are present during the commission meetings.
Finding common cause from first online journalist murder
02.11.2012
The first murder of an online journalist 12 years ago should alarm all reporters everywhere. And the threat of retaliation for critical work, the possibility of violence, and the likelihood of impunity should bring journalists of all kinds together, whether or not they work online
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