IMI
Ukrainian police and emergency services defend restrictions on journalists’ access to rescue sites, citing 42 police and rescue workers killed in repeat Russian strikes
Meeting participants also addressed the dissemination of information about the aftermath of Russian attacks on social media. Media representatives noted that journalists follow rules on delaying the publication of sensitive information, whereas anonymous Telegram channels often circulate videos and details about strike locations immediately
‘I found out about the criminal case from the news’: Why Russia orders the arrest of journalists in absentia and what risks this poses to them
ZMINA spoke to Ukrainian journalists who are being persecuted by Russia because of their work to find out how fabricated criminal cases are changing their lives, whether these cases pose a genuine threat and why the Kremlin is increasingly using illegitimate courts in occupied territories and courts in the Russian Federation as an element of information warfare
Law enforcement investigates 19 cases of journalists killed by Russians during full-scale invasion
According to the Prosecutor's Office, as of October 6, 2023, 17 proceedings are being investigated under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine - "Violation of the laws and customs of war." These proceedings relate to the murders of Brent Renaud, Pierre Zakrzewski, and Oleksandra Kuvshynova (one case), Yevhen Sakun, Oksana Baulina, Mantas Kvedaravicius, Frédéric Leclerc Imhoff, Bohdan Bitik, Arman Soldin, Viktor Dedov, Lilia Gumianova, Yevhen Bal, Roman Nezhyborets, Zoreslav Zamoysky, Natalia Kharakoz, Pavlo Li, Vira Hyrych, and Oksana Haidar
14% of Ukrainian journalists and bloggers faced wiretapping and surveillance, and 40% received threats – IMI
IMI says this is the highest figure that researchers have recorded since the beginning of analytical research among media professionals. Thus, as of December 2022, according to the annual final survey of Ukrainian journalists, 36.6% of respondents reported an increase in cybercrime
One in ten news of online media outlets of the so-called “LPR” and “DPR” contains hate speech – IMI
Therewith, there are no materials criticizing the self-proclaimed authorities of the so-called "LPR" and "DPR"
During the court hearing Chiygoz expressed his distrust in the Prosecutor
For “blatantly biased approach and unwillingness to see the obvious”
Satellite images reveal mass forced evictions in Turkmenistan
The human rights organization calls on the Turkmenistan’s government to immediately put an end to forced evictions and illegal demolitions, and compensate the victims.
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