Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Journalist suffers savage beating in Donetsk
Artem Furmanyuk said he does not discount the possibility that the brutal assault was an act of provocation linked to his work.
Joint statement on the 10th anniversary of journalist Gyorgy Gongadze’s death
On this occasion, IMI and IFJ once again called on the Ukrainian authorities to seriously investigate those who ordered the killing.
Journalist beaten after being refused entrance to press conference
After asking the local mayor a question, Dementiy Biliy “was pushed by two big guys” who started beating him.
Newspaper lawyer alleges police planted drugs in his apartment
The police forced their way into lawyer Vyacheslav Ismaylov’s apartment, claiming they were investigating a criminal case.
Camera operator beaten in Poltava
Serhiy Zaleskiy was assaulted by security guards who were angered by an unflattering media report on their place of business.
Thirty-one IFEX members and global partners demand retraction of proposed amendment to Press and Journalists Act
The proposed amendment would restrict freedom of expression and impede the ability of journalists and media outlets to fulfill their important roles.
Witness in case of missing editor disappears, newspaper’s lawyer locked in his apartment by police
A witness in the case of missing editor Vasyl Klymentyev has also gone missing, according to Petro Matvienko, deputy editor-in-chief of “Noviy Stil” newspaper.
Thirty-five IFEX members and other organisations appeal for charges to be dropped against prominent human rights activists and blogger
Gamal Eid, Ahmad Saif al-Islam and Amr Gharbeia are charged with criminal defamation, use of threats and misuse of communications tools.