Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
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.
Journalists launch hunger strike over suspected attempt by politician to take control of TV station
(IMI/IFEX) – The staff of Channel 34 in the city of Dniepropetrovsk launched a hunger strike on 24 November 2008 at 10:00 p.m. (local time). The employees of the Dniepropetrovsk Tele-visual Service (also known as Channel 34) are protesting the liquidation of the company and the firing of its management. The journalists announced the hunger […]
“Ukrainska Pravda” journalist taken by force to prosecutor’s office in poisoning case
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a 14 July 2008 IMI press release: “Ukrainska Pravda” journalist taken by force to public prosecutor’s office in Yuschchenko poisoning case 14 July 2008 – This morning, Sergei Lechtchenko, an online journalist with “Ukrainska Pravda”, was taken by force to the public prosecutor’s office to appear before a judge in […]
Journalist critical of mayor badly beaten; photographer assaulted by manager of sports stadium
(IMI/IFEX) – In two separate recent incidents, journalists were badly injured in assaults related to their work. In the first incident, Serhiy Tsyhypa, head of the Kakhovskiy Platzdarm press agency, was severely beaten on 16 March 2008 at around 8:00 a.m (local time). An unidentified person assaulted him as he stepped onto the porch at […]