Myroslava Gongadze has experienced first-hand the ruthlessness of those who would silence the free press. Her husband, Georgiy Gongadze, an investigative journalist and founder of the website "Ukrayinska Pravda" in the early years of Ukraine's independence, was abducted and killed in 2000, allegedly on the orders of the country’s top officials. Now a journalist with the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America (VOA), Gongadze is a fierce defender of press freedom and advocate for the protection of journalists.
