Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Editor of independent daily resigns in response to “political censorship”
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: Gazeta 24’s editor-in-chief Portnikov resigns due to political censorship On 9 October 2007, the harshly critical journalist Vitaliy Portnikov resigned as editor-in-chief of “Gazeta 24” daily newspaper and of the media holding “MediaDim”. Portnikov cited “political censorship” as the motive for […]
Editor of critical online newspaper victim of arson attack
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: “Ostriv” editor-in-chief victim of arson Serhiy Harmash, the editor-in-chief of the highly critical online edition of the Donetsk-based independent newspaper “Ostriv”, reports that his car was intentionally set ablaze on 21 September 2007. He claims the arson attack comes in reprisal […]
Journalist assaulted, threatened with legal action over critical report about mayor
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: Journalist with “Commercant” newspaper beaten on dark porch On 13 August 2007, at 10:40 p.m. (local time), two unidentified persons attacked Artem Skoropadskiy, a journalist with “Commercant” newspaper, on the porch of his home. “On the dark porch, two unknown persons […]
Supreme Court upholds sentence against journalist’s murderers
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a 25 June 2007 statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: Supreme Court upheld sentence against Aleksandrov’s murderers On 23 May 2007, the Supreme Court upheld the sentence delivered by Luhansk regional court of law against the murderers of journalist Ihor Aleksandrov. The General Prosecutor’s Office had asked the […]
Broadcast journalists harassed by political party supporters while filming their departure on train
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a 30 March 2007 statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: On 30 March 2007, supporters of the opposition Party of Regions assaulted the crews of Chernomorskaya TV and Radio and of Novyy Kanal TV. The journalists were filming the departure of a specially charted train transporting the party’s […]
State-run television station cancels popular public affairs talk show following broadcast featuring opposition leaders
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: Political talk show banned at UT-1: “This is political decision” The main state-run television channel, UT-1, has cancelled a political debate programme called “Toloka”. Program producer Victor Pavlyuk told IMI that UT-1 President Vitaliy Dokalenko informed him of the decision on […]
Journalist in Mykolaiv sues local authorities after being insulted, threatened and forced to resign
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: The deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper “Krivoozerstchina” (in the region of Mykolaev) has sued the governor and his administration. Stanislav Tchyrka decided to file a claim against public officials’ arbitrary measures. The row was caused by an article the journalist published […]
Prosecutor says death of key figure in Gongadze murder case unrelated, calls it “suicide” despite expert’s testimony otherwise
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: GPO closes case of Kravchenko death, key witness in Gongadze case The General Prosecutor Office has closed the investigation on the violent death of former minister of internal affairs Yuriy Kravchenko, a key figure in the Gyorgy Gongadze case, Prosecutor General […]