Realities of modern political strife in some countries often resemble an action movie. Even ordinary journalistic activity can become a struggle for life itself. In eastern Europe, which has witnessed several revolutions, journalists are still being persecuted or even assassinated.
EU Reporter: Two decades after independence, violent discord still prevalent in Ukraine
Protesters listen on Sept. 27, 2018, to a video address from Kateryna Gandziuk, a whistleblower official from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. Men attacked her with sulphuric acid on July 31, 2018. She died from her injuries, including acid burns to over 40 percent of her body, on Nov. 4, 2018. The suspected organizers, high-ranking politicians in Kherson Oblast, remain under investigation.
