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Bihus exposé: Ukraine’s SBU illegally surveilled investigative journalists
Bihus.Info journalists revealed this week that Ukraine's SBU security force secretly recorded their team, igniting concerns over eroding press freedoms.
Whitewashing Putin: how one reporter muddies Austrian views on Ukraine
When an ORF segment aired Russian disinformation about Ukraine, it spotlighted the pro-Moscow bias of its veteran correspondent Christian Wehrschütz.
Ukrainian media coalition decries “targeting” of journalists critical of authorities
A host of Ukraine's top independent media outlets have accused authorities of provocations, surveillance and rights infringements against journalists.
Occupation police detain journalist reporting on case of arrested Crimean Tatar leader
Crimean Tatar Luftiye Zudiyeva and 12 others were taken to the police while attempting to attend an open court session on the arrest of Crimean Tatar leader Nariman Dzhelyal, accused of sabotage shortly after attending a forum dedicated to the liberation of Crimea
Killed Kremlin media staffer propagandist, not journalist, Ukrainian media orgs say
Demanding international groups condemn Russian state propaganda, Ukrainian media insisted a slain RIA employee in Ukraine was not a real journalist but a propagandist.
We should not have called them “pro-Russian separatists,” French journalist says
Gulliver Cragg, a correspondent for France 24, has been covering Ukraine since 2010 and residing there since 2014.…
Ukrainian turns down free speech award over joint nomination with Russian journalist
In the latest episode of Ukrainians protesting against being put on the same podium with Russian figures, the…
Nine countries leave European Press Council Alliance in support of Ukraine
The Press Councils in Armenia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Moldova, Norway, and Sweden are suspending their membership…
Maks Levin, photographer of Russian war against Ukraine since 2014, killed by Russian troops near Kyiv
[editorial]Ukrainian photojournalist and documentary filmmaker Maks Levin, who documented the war in Ukraine from 2014 onwards, was found…
Popularity of Ukraine’s YouTube journalism overtakes pro-Russian TV
The advent of social networks transformed the world of media, and Ukraine was no exception. Increasingly more Ukrainians,…
30 ex-Kyiv Post journalists to launch own media outlet
The fired team of Kyiv Post, which was abruptly shut down last week by its owner Adnan Kivan,…
Kyiv Post owner got “signals” from Ukraine’s government & law enforcement, former deputy chief editor says
Controversy rages over why Adnan Kivan, the owner of Ukraine’s largest English-language newspaper Kyiv Post, decided to suddenly…
Kyiv Post shuts down; staff says this is the owner’s act of vengeance
Ukraine’s largest English-language newspaper Kyiv Post reports that its owner, Adnan Kivan, is shutting down the newspaper “for…
Belarus takes down top news portal, arrests employees amid mounting assault on free press
On May 18, Belarusian authorities raided the editorial office of Tut.by, the country’s largest independent news outlet. They…
Documentary on Gongadze murder explains why Ukraine is what it is today and why journalism matters
An English-language version of the documentary “The Murder of Gongadze: 20 Years of Searching for the Truth” is…
On Lukashenka’s b-day, protests grow bolder while foreign journalists silenced & deported
On 30 August, self-proclaimed president-elect of Belarus Alyaksandr Lukashenka celebrated his 66th birthday. Dozens of thousands of Belarusians…
Pillar of Lukashenka’s regime cracks as court journalists abandon ship
Belarusian state media was one of the things propping up Lukashenka’s dictatorship by broadcasting lies on the situation…
Ukrainian TV channel cries political pressure after backlash to airing “foreign” RFE/RL & BBC programs
The Ukrainian media Espreso TV is saying it is being pressured after the Ukrainian state media regulator scheduled…
Putin’s Number One man in Ukraine sues media to hide Soviet past
[editorial]So far, pro-Russian or presidential officials in Ukraine have won none of the lawsuits filed against media that…
Why the West should pay more attention to Ukraine’s media field than ever
[editorial]The issues of media ownership and Russian propaganda messaging remain an ongoing concern in Ukraine, with no resolution…