Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Thirty-one IFEX members call on President Museveni to lift the ban on the four radio stations and address the state of free expression
Condemning the shut-down of four radio stations and a violent crackdown on members of the press during a period recent social unrest, 31 IFEX members call on President Museveni to guard free expression rights.
ICTV journalist threatened by police
ICTV television station journalist Tetyana Kruhova has been repeatedly harassed and threatened by police officers.
Journalist harassed by police officer and court security guard
Court officials have responded to a complaint by a freelance journalist and lawyer regarding an incident in which she was harassed by a police and a court security guard for taking a picture of a sign posted on a courtroom door.
Online news site threatened with defamation suit for not revealing sources
A lawyer from a private energy provider is demanding that online news site Vysokiy Val disclose its source of information which allegedly defamed him.
News agency website targeted by hacker attacks
The Malakava news agency website has systematically been the target of hackers, who “edit” texts or “break” their website.
TV crew harassed while reporting on drowning
Employees of a Kyiv river-boat company damaged an STB TV crew’s camera while they were reporting on a story of a person who had fallen overboard and drowned.
Journalist and cameraman attacked by security guards
Security guards attacked cameraman Serhiy Kolesnikov and journalist Olena Bondarenko, who were working on an assignment for the investigation program “Warning”.
Thirty IFEX members sign on to appeal to Parliament deploring proposed changes to NGO law
Thirty IFEX members have signed on to a joint letter to the parliamentary chair deploring the proposed changes to the Azerbaijan Republic Law on Non-governmental Organisations.