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Freedom of media
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Torture and imprisonment is the price of freedom of speech in Russia-occupied Crimea
While the first victims of Russian repressions in occupied Crimea were pro-Ukrainian activists who openly resisted occupation, today…
“Hell. Despair. The feeling of absurdity.” Ukrainian journalist jailed in occupied Crimea describes FSB torture in harrowing letters
Who is Vladyslav Yesypenko? Vladyslav Yesypenko comes from Kryvyi Rih, a city in central Ukraine. A year before…
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…
Proposed legislation on media may impede freedom of speech in Ukraine
At the end of 2019, the President’s Office published a decree foreseeing among other things the development of…
Duma votes to require those preparing and distributing foreign news in Russia to have Moscow’s permission
The Duma on first reading has voted to approve amendments to the administrative code that would impose fines…
Inside occupied Crimea’s crackdown on independent journalism
Mykola Semena was accused by the Russian authorities of issuing public calls to violate Russia’s territorial integrity. In…
Media in Russian-occupied Donbas increasingly like those of North Korea, study finds
Ukrainians living in the Russian-occupied Donbas and those living in the rest of Ukraine exist in “two parallel…
How war changed a teenager’s life for the better
The town has undergone change, with the main difference being that people have become more open with each…
Why journalists must respect Ukraine’s laws and sovereignty — Portnikov
Journalists must abide by the laws of Ukraine and enter occupied Donbas and Crimea only through Ukrainian checkpoints.…
Twitter’s new policy misused by pro-Kremlin accounts to block Ukrainian bloggers #SaveUaTwi
In a bid to stop online harassment, twitter adopted new policies in the last days of 2015. One…
‘Don’t mention Crimean Tatar Mejlis because we say it doesn’t exist,’ Russian occupiers order media
Russian occupation officials have sent a letter to Crimean and Sevastopol media outlets directing that they are not…
Far-right activist “Manson” on trial in Kyiv for killing of pro-Russian journalist Buzina
Andriy Medvedko, also known under his alias “Manson”, is a 26-year-old far-right activist who has recently been named…
TV monitoring reveals Russians led to believe in “Western plot against Russia”
Russian viewers of television news and current affairs are being told that their country has been targeted by…
Russian occupiers to close all but one Crimean Tatar media outlet as of tonight
“At the stroke of midnight” today, Denis Krosheyev, Amnesty International’s deputy director for Europe and Central Asia, says,…
FSB detains journalists in Crimea and harasses their families
On March the 13th several Russian FSB agents in Crimea have searched a home of the parents of…
Russian occupation authorities move to close Crimean News Agency
Ever more often, life in Vladimir Putin’s world imitates not art but Soviet anecdotes. The latest move of…
Luhansk separatist republic adopts law to legalize prosecution of press freedom
A law was recently implemented in Ukraine’s Russian-backed separatist enclave, the “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR), which prescribes prosecution against journalists…
Sole Crimean Tatar TV channel accuses Russian authorities of witch-hunt
The Crimean Tatar television channel ATR has said it has become the target of “witch-hunt” after the Crimean…
Putin ally’s holding company takes full control of Vkontakte site
Russian internet holding company Mail.ru Group has acquired a 48.01% stake in the Russian social networking site, VKontakte,…
Calls for interest: International channel to be formed on Spilno.tv
There is a worldwide shortage of objective information on Ukraine. The international community still sees us with Russia’s…