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Aug. 3 2021, 3:00 pm
National Police head: Police not contacted earlier by Shyshov about possible surveillance
A citizen of Belarus, Head of the Belarusian House in Ukraine public organization Vitaliy Shyshov, found hanged on Tuesday in one of Kyiv parks, had …
Interfax-Ukraine
March 25 2013, 6:42 pm
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Offensive truths
The ruling Party of the Regions’ backdown last year over its controversial bill on recriminalizing libel was widely viewed as a temporary retreat in …
Halya Coynash
March 21 2013, 11:07 pm
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Attempt to criminalize libel, defamation resurfaces
Renat Kuzmin, Ukraine’s first deputy prosecutor general, openly called for criminalization of libel as early as next year. If the parliament dominated …
Vlad Lavrov
March 21 2013, 6:48 pm
International Federation of Journalists urges Ukraine not to criminalize slander
“Journalist organizations such as the EFJ, and international organizations as the Council of Europe and OSCE, try to stop criminal prosecutions for …
Interfax-Ukraine
Nov. 27 2012, 11:32 am
EurActiv.com: Russian and Ukrainian journalists send SOS to Brussels
Setting up an all-European Pen Centre (see background) to gather journalists from Russia and the Ukraine, as well as EU countries – especially …
EurActiv.com
Oct. 16 2012, 2:48 pm
EU ambassador says there is no censorship in Ukraine
“Considering what I have seen here, I can say that there is no censorship and there is complete freedom of self-expression in Ukraine,” the ambassador …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 4 2012, 11:11 pm
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Lawmakers reverse themselves on Oct. 2 to kill criminal libel law
The reversal came two weeks after a majority in the same body – 244 lawmakers – voted for the legislation in the first reading. Even though the law …
Interns
Oct. 3 2012, 11:02 am
Brussels welcomes scrapping of libel bill by Rada
“The news from Kyiv about the decision of the Ukrainian parliament to end work on the bill amending the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 2 2012, 7:14 pm
Ukrainian president hails parliament’s decision to cancel libel bill
A statement posted by Presidential Spokesperson Daria Chepak on the official Web site of the head of state says that Yanukovych earlier addressed the …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 2 2012, 10:25 am
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Lawmakers overwhelmingly rescind libel law on Oct. 2
Party of Regions deputy Vitaliy Zhuravskiy who drafted the libel law held a 30-second press briefing during which he thanked journalists and said: …
Interns
Oct. 2 2012, 8:39 am
Media: Protest against slander bill to continue on Oct.2
According to the Telekritika publication, the protest will start at 1000. The event will be organized by the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 2 2012, 8:15 am
Freedom House calls on Rada to put stop to defamation bill
“Freedom House condemns the initiative to recriminalize defamation in Ukraine and calls on the Ukrainian parliament to remove the bill …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 1 2012, 6:32 pm
Akhmetov proposes to improve libel law according to international standards
“I’m proposing to use the capabilities of the Foundation for Effective Governance to attract the best experts, Ukrainian and international, in order …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 1 2012, 1:55 pm
Rada to take decision on Oct.2 to cancel bill criminalizing slander
“I propose that we put [on the agenda on Tuesday a draft resolution on the cancelation of the results of the vote for the bill on slander], and …
Interfax-Ukraine
Oct. 1 2012, 1:52 pm
Ukraine journalists protest defamation bill
The bill, backed by the party led by President Viktor Yanukovych, calls for toughened punishment for defamation, including prison terms of up to five …
Associated Press
Sept. 29 2012, 9:06 am
Global Voices: Ukraine protesting the controversial defamation bill
According to the Global Voices report, Ukrainian citizens and media outlets launched an online campaign against the adoption of the bill, forcing its …
Kyiv Post
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