Articles by Institute of Mass Information (IMI)
Post office stops distributing newspaper, newsstands stop selling it, following article on criminal case against mayor
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a 22 January 2007 statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: UkrPoshta Post Office broke contract on distribution of Litsa Newspaper In mid-January 2007, the UkrPoshta post office broke its contract without explanation by refusing to distribute the newspaper “Litsa Dniepropetrovsk”, according to the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Olyona Harahuts. This […]
Minister of transportation sues periodical for libel over article on his business interests
(IMI/IFEX) – The following is a 22 January 2007 statement from IMI, an interim member of IFEX: Mykola Rudkovskiy, the minister of transportation, is suing the weekly “Dzerkalo Tygdnya” (“Mirror of the Week”) for libel. The minister is also appealing to the commission on journalistic ethics, asking that it investigate the journalist responsible for the […]