Ukraine
Campaigns and Advocacy
3 April 2012
International delegation expresses concern about press freedom
Representatives from several rights organisations welcomed a law guaranteeing access to information and the establishment of a presidential interagency working group on media freedom, but expressed concerns about impunity, lack of media independence and an environment of corruption and lack of transparency in general.
28 September 2010
Conference examines advocacy strategies to combat impunity in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine
Organised by ARTICLE 19 and IMS, the conference addressed the protection of journalists, including the use of violence as a means of controlling the media and the lack of effective government interventions to prevent and investigate abuses.See all campaign news: Ukraine
From the Communiqué
19 January 2011
Parliament says yes to access to info law
Ukraine is the latest European country to adopt an access to information law, report the Institute of Mass Information (IMI), ARTICLE 19 and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
22 September 2010
Politicians continue to obstruct justice for murdered journalist
On 16 September, journalists in Ukraine and around the world marked the 10th anniversary of the murder of journalist Gyorgy Gongadze. His murder is emblematic of the impunity that permits Ukrainian politicians and other powerful figures to silence critical journalists. Last week, after an investigation riddled with errors and the death of key witnesses, prosecutors announced that the late general Yuriy Kravchenko ordered Gongadze's 2000 murder, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and ARTICLE 19.
25 August 2010
Journalist missing; critical media under attack
A Ukrainian journalist who covers corruption, local politics and social injustice has disappeared, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI), the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (CJES), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI). They say press freedom has been deteriorating in Ukraine since President Viktor Yanukovych came to power in February 2009.See all articles: Ukraine
Reports
13 September 2011
ARTICLE 19 policy paper on transparency of media ownership by off-shore companies
States have an obligation to set out a legal regime for transparency of media ownership by off-shore companies in order to avoid media concentration, says ARTICLE 19.
10 February 2010
Report on Ukrainian presidential elections 
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Alerts
Editor reported missing in Lvov region 29 March 2012 Court decision threatens future of country's largest newspaper 10 February 2012 Former president must be prosecuted in Gongadze murder, says CPJ 15 December 2011 Newspaper photographer murdered in Kiev 1 December 2011 Opposition TV channel disappears from the airwaves 26 October 2011 Unidentified assailant shoots journalist in Mykolayiv 20 October 2011 Draft law proposes closure of media outlets for broadcast of violent images 20 October 2011 Parliament urged to reject bill that would censor information about homosexuality 17 October 2011 TVi channel receives official warning, could lose licence 7 October 2011 IPI urges authorities to allow ATN TV to transmit again 4 October 2011 Gongadze murder suspect admits to killing, names former president Kuchma as conspirator 1 September 2011 Trial of Gongadze murder suspect should be open to public, says CPJ 17 August 2011 Claims worth millions threaten media, says IMI 5 August 2011 Journalist's apartment set on fire 2 August 2011 Journalist under police protection after receiving threat 22 July 2011 Parliament refuses to provide information on MPs' incomes 29 June 2011 State media journalists complain of rise in censorship 24 June 2011 "Stop Censorship" movement prevented from holding rally 10 June 2011 Government urged to ensure draft election code protects free expression 9 May 2011 Former president indicted in journalist's murder 25 March 2011 CPJ concerned by irregularities in Gongadze case 2 March 2011 IFJ calls for change of investigators in unsolved murder case 23 February 2011 Access to information law adopted 17 January 2011 Police unlawfully seize files and equipment from human rights organisation 12 November 2010 ARTICLE 19 welcomes Council of Europe resolution on Ukraine's democratic development 12 October 2010 See all alerts: Ukraine
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