In January, the major violations of journalists’ rights in Ukraine were cases of physical aggression, attacks on editorial offices and intimidation – 8, and obstruction perform professional journalist activity – 7. There were also 3 cases with signs of political censorship and censorship of the media owner. In  January, 2 regional media publicly claimed about economic and political pressure. The Institute of Mass Information recorded 4 cases of legal pressure, including 3 suits against the media and 1 interrogation, which can be interpreted as pressure on freedom of speech. In addi