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From Akhmetov’s channel to head of National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council?

According to the Deputy Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Freedom of Speech, Volodymyr Manzhosov, who was appointed to the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council by President Yanukovych today, has been elected its Head.

“… And other official figures “

Pro-regime officialese in the news is on the increase unlike expert opinions and commonsense. This is the key conclusion from monitoring of infringements of media standards in television news carried out in the second half of March

On the police search of journalist Olena Bilozerska’s home

While the police say that they searched a journalist’s home on Saturday following a court order, the European Court of Human Rights sees such court orders as the last resort and the journalist herself says that had she been asked for the material sought, she would have handed it over

Students calling for Tabachnyk’s removal complain of pressure

As well as pressure from the police (including last week’s detention of a person handing out leaflets), students say that they have been called in to see deans who show them as yet unsigned decrees to have them expelled and threaten them with problems

TV-managed democracy coming soon to nation

End of pay-for-TV coverage near, power team controls all. It cannot fail to impress – the speed with which the new rulers of the country make their compatriots understand who’s the boss

Police detain peaceful protester in Kyiv

One of the members of the “Tabachnyk – Stop!” campaign who was handing out leaflets in front of the Taras Shevchenko National University where a meeting is taking place between Dmytro Tabachnyk, Minister of Education and the University’s Deans, has been detained by police

Cabinet of Ministers assumes control over State television

The Cabinet of Ministers has transferred to itself the functions of managing the National Television Company of Ukraine which was previously under the jurisdiction of the State Committee on Television and Radio Broadcasting

Mr President, Don’t infringe the Constitution!

The Media Law Institute, “Telekritika” and the Institute for Mass Information have issued a statement regarding the appointment of a new head of the National Television Company of the Ukraine [NTCU] expressing their concern that this appointment might be unconstitutional

World Day against Cyber Censorship: Web 2.0 versus Control 2.0

The “Enemies of the Internet” list drawn up again this year by Reporters Without Borders presents the worst violators of freedom of expression on the Net: Saudi Arabia, Burma, China, North Korea, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, and Vietnam

Writer threatened over opposition to morality commission?

Late in the evening of 25 February well-known artist and writer Les Podervyansky received a call on his landline from a stranger who warned him to stop his activity aimed at discrediting the National Expert Commission on the Protection of Public Morality

CPJ Report: Attacks on the Press 2009: Ukraine

While the media remained freer and more pluralistic than in most post-Soviet countries, journalists struggled to report on widespread government corruption and other abuses. A chaotic and sometimes dangerous environment for journalists increased the prevalence of self-censorship

Russian film “We’re from the Future -2” banned in Ukraine

The Film regulatory body of the Ministry of Culture found in some parts of the film (which is undoubtedly offensive to many people) “a tendency towards inciting inter-ethnic enmity and a subjective view of historical events”

Stepan Khmara loses civil suit against Ternopil newspaper

While the information objected to was indeed false, a full retraction and apology had been issued, as well as an article explaining that Stepan Khmara spent 7 years in the camps as a political prisoner

Training website for Media workers launched

The first course has already been placed on the site: “Information broadcasts during the elections – zone of special responsibility”.

Zaporizhya newspaper staff resign alleging censorship

Virtually the entire editorial staff of the Zaporizhya weekly “Island of Freedom” have resigned following the arrival of a new publisher

Minimum Degree of Protection from Arbitrary Morality

In criticising the activities of the National Expert Commission on the Protection of Public Morality, we pay too little heed to the fact that in many democratic countries the media and public play an active role in imposing necessary limits, with no interference from State bodies at all

Journalist organizations: do not hand out journalist IDs to outsiders

They warn that the presence of a large number of observers registered as journalists at polling stations could obstruct the work of professional journalists, and therefore restrict the right of the public to receive information swiftly

Mr Yanukovych, don’t ignore the television debates!

A number of civic organizations, journalists and concerned individuals have signed an appeal to one of the two presidential candidates, Viktor Yanukovych, urging him to reconsider his refusal to take part in pre-election television debates

More on the new law against child pornography

Details on the actual amendments, as well as commentary from the President of the Internet Association of Ukraine, and a representative of the Service for the Protection of Children

Parliament passes a law aimed at fighting child pornography

The Internet Association of Ukraine had earlier criticized this draft law for not-complying with European and international standards, and because of the technical impossibility of implementing its processions

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