Human right activists and media experts call SBU to stop blocking websites in non-transparent way

The coalition “Freenet Ukraine coalition” in common with human rights and media NGOs call the Security service of Ukraine (SBU) to suspend the illegitimate restrictions of the internet and to apply lawful and transparent means to fight Russian propaganda and cyber attacks, as they say in the open letter. This reaction from the NGOs is […]

16 facts of breaches to press freedom identified in January by IMI

In January, the IMI experts revealed 16 incidents of breaches to press freedom (in January 2018 there were 13 incidents). Among them 13 incidents are physical assaults. The main violations were obstruction to practice journalism (7 cases) and restriction to access to public information (3 cases). Such are the results of IMI monthly survey “Freedom […]

Someone attempted to hack e-mail of IMI correspondent in Volyn region

(photo Fakty.ictv.ua) Maya Golub, IMI correspondent in Volyn region, received a phishing message through Facebook. “February 10th, I received a message from a user who asked me to vote for her candidature, as she was taking part in a video competition and I had to leave a like for her. There was a link in […]

Media for conscious choice – Memorandum

On the 5th of February, several Ukraine TV channels, radio companies, printed press outlets and web-based editions and media NGOs claimed to launch a media initiative aimed to ensure for Ukraine citizens the possibility to elect the head of state and the parliament on the ground of complete and trustful information. Memorandum of this media […]