Maks Levin, photographer of Russian war against Ukraine since 2014, killed by Russian troops near Kyiv
On 1 April, after a lengthy search, police found the body of the Ukrainian photojournalist and documentary filmmaker…
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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
Victor Medvedchuk’s attitude toward Ukrainians Victor Medvedchuk is a Ukrainian oligarch and people’s deputy (legislator) from the pro-Russian…
Why the West should pay more attention to Ukraine’s media field than ever
What is the political system in Ukraine? Until now, the most telling response has been “oligarchs.” There is…
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…
Jeansa: vehicle of oligarchs, Ukraine’s largest threat to media freedom
Free independent media is a necessary condition for democracy to function in any country. Censorship, on the other…
UK journalist who wrote about Crimean Tatar political prisoners fined, expelled from Crimea
The British journalist Madeline Roache, who wrote about human rights in the post-Soviet space, especially the political abuse…
How Estonian Public Broadcasting creates an alternative to Russian propaganda
The occupation of Crimea and the beginning of the war in Donbas made the Baltic countries reconsider their…
Over 200 journalists from 16 countries demand to release kidnapped Azerbaijani colleague
Over 200 journalists from 16 countries demand to free the Azerbaijani investigative journalist Afgan Mukhtarli of Meydan TV, who was…
Self-defense or a blow to democracy? Pro et contra arguments to Ukraine’s ban of Russian Internet companies
On May 15 Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko approved a decision of National Security Council (NSDC) to expand “personal…