Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Journalist facing lawsuit over articles victim of suspicious attack in Kyiv
(IMI/IFEX) – On the night of 7 December 2007, Maksim Birovash, a special correspondent for “Business” newspaper, was assaulted by two unidentified persons, the on-line publication “Telekrytyka” reported. The attack comes as Birovash faces legal action over his reporting on the activities of a business consortium involved in the country’s passport programme. The reporter suspects […]
Authorities refuse to relocate imprisoned journalist despite health risks
(IRFS/IFEX) – Imprisoned satirist and journalist Sakit Zahidov, of “Azadlig” newspaper, was transferred back to Prison No. 14 on 20 October 2007 from the Chief Medical Department of the Justice Ministry’s Penitentiary System, Zahidov’s wife, Rena, told IRFS. According to her, when she spoke with Zahidov, he vowed he would start a hunger strike immediately […]
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 […]