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Kremlin: Russia is forming new military units for “everyone,” including students
Reports say university rectors were told to push 2% of students into the army: up to 76,000 soldiers.
Ukrainian FM: Orban’s media blockade targets facts, not propaganda—”the farther from the truth the better”
Hungary has blocked Ukrainian news portals in what officials call "mirror measures" following Kyiv's September ban on Hungarian sites Origo and Demokrata
Investigation exposes Putin’s media network playing dress-up as Global South agency
A video news agency Viory that launched in Abu Dhabi claiming to represent the "Global South" is actually a rebranded version of Ruptly, the Berlin-based footage supplier that was part of Russia's state media network RT
Ukrainian media groups demand True Story Festival drop Russian speakers, add Ukrainian journalists
Ukrainian media organizations demanded True Story Festival organizers remove Russian speakers from the June event in Bern, citing five Russian representatives scheduled for war-related sessions while no Ukrainian journalists appear on the programme.
Who is dancing and where if journalism is dead? Trump and Orbán know
When journalism dies, propaganda doesn’t mourn—it gets to work. At the Lviv Media Forum, experts showed how Trump and Orbán turned media into their loudest ally.
Russia’s strikes on Ukrainian hotels expose deliberate campaign on foreign reporters
Foreign editorials often do not get what is happening.
UK intel: Russia continues to cut citizens off from independent media reporting on Ukraine
The Russian state is weaponizing its legal system to not only silence critical reporting but also intimidate ordinary citizens from seeking out independent news sources which report on the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Ukraine calls on Russia to return body of journalist Victoria Roshchyna who died in captivity
Ukrainian MP reveals that Russia has not handed over the body of journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity, or provided official confirmation of her death.
Russia’s war kills 91 media representatives in Ukraine
The Institute of Mass Information reports that as of October 24, 91 media workers have died in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale Russian invasion, including 12 journalists who were killed while performing their professional duties.
Leading Ukrainian media accuses Zelenskyy’s office of attempts of silencing
The Media Movement, a coalition of Ukrainian journalists and media organizations, has called on President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to take immediate action against media pressure by state officials, demanding transparency, open communication, and unobstructed access to crucial public information.
Western media criticized for amplifying Russian narratives on Crimea strike
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense confirmed striking a crucial Russian space surveillance facility in Crimea, used for targeting civilians in Ukraine, but leading Western media outlets focused their reports on Russian civilian casualties based on Russian statements, which were incoherent.
Ukrainian ombudsman: Russia is silent on journalist Khiliuk’s whereabouts since 2022
As of June 2024, the Russian government has not provided any information regarding the location of detained Ukrainian…
Western media sound alarm over press freedom decline in Ukraine
NYT, The Guardian are drawing attention to a troubling trend of shrinking press freedom in Ukraine during the ongoing war with Russia.
Story of Ukraine is a Black experience, says African-American reporter
Russia is not only a colonial state, it's a Russian supremacist state, says prominent African American journalist Terrell Starr as he tries to build bridges of trust to Ukraine
Freedom of speech in Ukraine has improved despite Russia’s war, World Press Freedom Index shows
According to the World Press Freedom Index, which evaluates the environment for journalism in 180 countries and territories,…
Latvia puts on trial journalists accused of cooperating with Russian propaganda media
A series of trials began in Riga on Tuesday involving 16 journalists accused of violating European Union sanctions…
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…
NGOs unite to tell more about Ukraine
The world frequently associates Ukraine with negative things - war, corruption, Chornobyl, and other matters that form a…
The future of the pro-Russian project in Ukraine after the ban of Putin pal’s TV channels
Despite the overall positive impact and the enthusiasm of some Ukrainian social networks, Ukraine's recent sanctioning of three…