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Ukraine

Parliament says yes to access to info law

Ukraine is the latest European country to adopt an access to information law, report the Institute of Mass Information (IMI), ARTICLE 19 and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

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Politicians continue to obstruct justice for murdered journalist

On 16 September, journalists in Ukraine and around the world marked the 10th anniversary of the murder of journalist Gyorgy Gongadze. His murder is emblematic of the impunity that permits Ukrainian politicians and other powerful figures to silence critical journalists. Last week, after an investigation riddled with errors and the death of key witnesses, prosecutors announced that the late general Yuriy Kravchenko ordered Gongadze's 2000 murder, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and ARTICLE 19.

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Journalist missing; critical media under attack

A Ukrainian journalist who covers corruption, local politics and social injustice has disappeared, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI), the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations (CJES), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the International Press Institute (IPI). They say press freedom has been deteriorating in Ukraine since President Viktor Yanukovych came to power in February 2009.

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Escalating censorship cause for concern, say 23 IFEX members

A drastic decline in the state of freedom of expression has taken place in Ukraine since President Victor Yanukovych came to power in February 2010, says Kyiv-based the Institute of Mass Information (IMI), and it's raising alarm bells around the globe. In a joint letter led by IMI on 12 May, 23 IFEX members called on government authorities and media management to restore confidence in the country's free press.

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Journalists hunted down for sources, assaulted and arrested

Police searched the homes of two Ukrainian journalists and seized their equipment this month, while authorities have cracked down on other critical journalists in an escalation of press freedom violations since presidential elections in February 2010, report the Kiev-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI) and Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Also in recent weeks, a newspaper editor and television reporter were savagely assaulted.

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Politicians abuse power, attack journalists

Ukrainian politicians are targeting journalists and editors in order to quash criticism. A newspaper editor was recently assaulted by a member of parliament (MP) for publishing stories critical of the MP's performance, reports the Glasnost Defence Foundation (GDF). Meanwhile, another journalist was beaten up allegedly on orders from an MP on 14 October, reports the Institute of Mass Information (IMI) in Ukraine.

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General arrested for murder of journalist in 2000

Nine years after the barbaric beheading of prominent Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze, a general has been arrested, report IFEX members. General Oleksiy Pukach was arrested this month for the murder - a case which has been riddled with high level cover-ups. But IFEX's Ukrainian member, the Institute of Mass Information, warns the upcoming trial of Pukach is unlikely to lead to the arrests of the more powerful officials responsible.

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ARTICLE 19 SURVEYS DEFAMATION LAWS IN BELARUS, MOLDOVA, UKRAINE

ARTICLE 19 has published a new report, "Defamation Law and Practice in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine", which measures each country's laws against international standards and treaties on freedom of expression.

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PROYECTO PARA FACULTAR CIUDADANOS EN TEMAS AMBIENTALES

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PROJECT TO EMPOWER CITIZENS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Twenty years after an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine unleashed one of the world's worst environmental disasters, the effects of radiation pollution on local populations continue to be felt.

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UCRANIA OBSTRUYE LA JUSTICIA EN CASO DE ASESINATO DE PERIODISTA

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L'UKRAINE FAIT OBSTRUCTION À LA JUSTICE À PROPOS DU MEURTRE D'UN JOURNALISTE

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UKRAINE OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE IN JOURNALIST'S MURDER

Powerful political figures in Ukraine who authorised the assassination of investigative reporter Gyorgy Gongadze in 2000 are eluding justice, according to a new report by four journalists' organisations, including the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

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LES MÉDIAS METTENT À L'ÉPREUVE LES LIMITES DES NOUVELLES LIBERTÉS

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MEDIOS PONEN A PRUEBA LÍMITES DE NUEVAS LIBERTADES

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MEDIA TEST BOUNDARIES OF NEW FREEDOMS

Six months after people power brought down a corrupt, repressive regime in Ukraine and elected Viktor Yushchenko as the country's new president, journalists in the country are enjoying a new spirit of cooperation with the government, writes Ukrainian journalist Vakhtang Kipiani in "IPI Global Journalist," the magazine of the International Press Institute.

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IOUCHTCHENKO EST PRIÉ INSTAMMENT DE « ROMPRE AVEC LE PASSÉ »

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INSTAN A YUSHCHENKO A "ROMPER CON EL PASADO"

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YUSHCHENKO URGED TO "BREAK WITH THE PAST"

As Ukraine's newly elected president Viktor Yushchenko celebrates his inauguration this week, IFEX members are urging him to break with the country's past and fulfill his promises of fostering an environment that promotes press freedom and ends restrictions on journalists.

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DES JOURNALISTES SE RÉVOLTENT CONTRE LA COUVERTURE TENDANCIEUSE DES MÉDIAS

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PERIODISTAS SE REBELAN CONTRA COBERTURA DE MEDIOS TENDENCIOSA

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JOURNALISTS REVOLT AGAINST BIASED MEDIA COVERAGE

As hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians continue to demonstrate in Kiev in support of opposition leader Viktor Yuschenko, a growing number of journalists are criticising the censorship and intimidation that has marked media coverage of the presidential elections, report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).

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UN RAPPORT DE LA FIJ DEMANDE INSTAMMENT LA FIN DU PARTI PRIS DANS LA COUVERTURE DES ÉLECTIONS

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INFORME DE FIP INSTA A PONER FIN A COBERTURA ELECTORAL TENDENCIOSA

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IFJ REPORT URGES END TO BIASED ELECTION COVERAGE

As Ukrainians headed to the polls on 21 November 2004 for the second round of presidential elections, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) called on authorities to give journalists full access to polling stations and the counting process, and to stop interfering with the media.

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PERIODISTAS ASUMEN POSTURA CONTRA CENSURA

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DES JOURNALISTES PRENNENT POSITION CONTRE LA CENSURE

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JOURNALISTS TAKE STAND AGAINST CENSORSHIP

As Ukrainians prepare for a second round of voting this month to determine who will become the next president, local journalists are taking a stand against efforts by media to censor coverage of opposition candidates.

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LA SITUATION DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE SE DÉGRADE À LA VEILLE DES ÉLECTIONS

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LIBERTAD DE PRENSA EMPEORA ANTES DE ELECCIONES

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PRESS FREEDOM WORSENING AHEAD OF ELECTION

As Ukrainians prepare to head to the polls in October 2004 to elect a new president, IFEX members are warning that continuing attacks on independent media threaten the likelihood of a fair election.

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FIP CONFRONTA A PRIMER MINISTRO POR HISTORIAL DE LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

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LA FIJ CONFRONTE LE PREMIER MINISTRE SUR SON BILAN EN MATIÈRE DE LIBERTÉ DE PRESSE

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IFJ CONFRONTS PRIME MINISTER OVER PRESS FREEDOM RECORD

On a visit to Belgium last week, Ukraine's prime minister, Viktor Yanukovych, hadn't expected to answer questions about threats to press freedom in his country. These came after the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) confronted him on 19 May 2004 with a "catalogue of concerns," including the unsolved murder of leading journalist Gyorgy Gongadze and some 40 cases of intimidation against journalists and independent media outlets in the past year.

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¿MUERTE DE PERIODISTA Y ALLANAMIENTO DE ESTACIÓN DE RADIO SON PARTE DE UN PATRÓN?

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LA MORT D'UN JOURNALISTE, UNE DESCENTE DANS UNE STATION DE RADIO : UNE TENDANCE?

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JOURNALIST'S DEATH, RADIO STATION RAID PART OF A PATTERN?

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) questioned whether the death on 3 March 2004 of Yuriy Chechyk, director of Radio Yuta in Poltava, is part of a pattern.

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MIEMBROS DE IFEX SOLICITAN PAPEL DE VIGILANCIA EN INVESTIGACIÓN DE ASESINATO

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LES MEMBRES DE L'IFEX DEMANDENT À JOUER UN RÔLE DE SURVEILLANCE DANS UNE ENQUÊTE SUR UN MEURTRE

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IFEX MEMBERS REQUEST MONITORING ROLE IN MURDER PROBE

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF), ARTICLE 19 and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have urged Ukraine's attorney general to give civil society groups a supervisory role in monitoring a government inquiry into the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.

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LE DIRECTEUR D'UNE PUBLICATION EST TROUVÉ PENDU

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ENCUENTRAN A EDITOR

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EDITOR FOUND HANGED

Volodymyr Karachevtsev, the deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly Ukrainian newspaper "Kurier," was found dead in his home in the city of Melitopol on 14 December 2003, prompting Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the International Press Institute (IPI) to demand an immediate investigation.

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LA FIJ OUVRE UNE ENQUÊTE SUR LE MEURTRE DE GONGADZE

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FIP INICIA INVESTIGACIÓN DE ASESINATO DE GONGADZE

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IFJ LAUNCHES INQUIRY INTO GONGADZE MURDER

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has launched an inquiry into the murder of Ukrainian journalist Gyorgy Gongadaze aimed at shedding light on the legal and institutional barriers to press freedom in the country.

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MEDIOS "ATACADOS", DICE INFORME DE FREEDOM HOUSE

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LES MÉDIAS « SONT AGRESSÉS », DIT UN RAPPORT DE FREEDOM HOUSE

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MEDIA "UNDER ASSAULT," SAYS FREEDOM HOUSE REPORT

Freedom House, Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) are urging the international community to exert pressure on the Ukrainian government, whose president, Leonid Kuchma, is tightening his grip on freedom of expression.

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Internews vient en aide aux médias indépendants d'Ukraine

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Internews Assists Independent Media in Ukraine

Internews has announced the launch of a major program to support independent media in Ukraine, following the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s awarding of a five-year grant to the media development organisation.

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UN JOURNALISTE MEURT DANS UN ACCIDENT DE VOITURE

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PERIODISTA MUERTO EN ACCIDENTE DE AUTOMÓVIL

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UKRAINE: JOURNALIST KILLED IN CAR CRASH

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) are calling on the Ukrainian government to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the 14 July death of journalist Vladimir Efremov. Efremov, a correspondent for the press freedom organisation, Institute of Mass Information, died when his car collided with a truck near the eastern town of Verkhnyodniprovsk, RSF reports.

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LA LOI MENACE LA PROTECTION DES SOURCES DES JOURNALISTES, DIT LA FIJ

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LAW THREATENS PROTECTION OF JOURNALISTS' SOURCES, SAYS IFJ

Calling it "one of the greatest threats on press freedom in the post-Soviet era," the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the Ukrainian Parliament for adopting legislation outlawing journalists' rights to protect their sources. Passed on 9 July, the law gives authorities powers to detain journalists suspected of revealing State secrets.

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FIP Y HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CONDENAN AMORDAZAMIENTO DE LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

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LA FIJ ET HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DÉNONCENT LE MUSELLEMENT DE LA PRESSE

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IFJ, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CONDEMN MUZZLING OF PRESS FREEDOM

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has released a report condemning the Ukrainian government for failing to meet European standards of press freedom and stalling an investigation into the murder of a leading journalist.

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DES TESTS D?ADN CONFIRMENT L?IDENTITÉ D?UN JOURNALISTE ASSASSINÉ

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PRUEBAS DE ADN CONFIRMAN IDENTIDAD DE PERIODISTA ASESINADO

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DNA TESTS CONFIRM IDENTIFY OF SLAIN JOURNALIST

More than two years after the body of Georgiy Gongadze was found in a forest near Kiev, the disappeared journalist's mother can now bury him knowing he is her son, says Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). DNA tests conducted by an independent team of Swiss experts have confirmed that the body found on 2 November 2000 is Lessia Gongadze's son.

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HRW EXIGE LA FIN DE LA CENSURE DES NOUVELLES TÉLÉVISÉES PAR L?ÉTAT

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HRW INSTA A PONER FIN A CENSURA ESTATAL DE NOTICIAS DE TV

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HRW URGES END TO STATE CENSORSHIP OF TV NEWS

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an end to state censorship of television news broadcasts, following revelations that the office of President Leonid Kuchma routinely instructs news editors on what to report in their programs.

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ENCUENTRAN COLGADO A PERIODISTA DESAPARECIDO

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UN JOURNALISTE PORTÉ DISPARU EST TROUVÉ PENDU

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MISSING JOURNALIST FOUND HANGED

The body of Ukrainian journalist Mikhail Kolomiyets, missing since 21 October, has been found hanged in Belarus, report the World Association of Newspapers and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). A Ukrainian government spokesperson said the cause of death was suicide.

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INICIATIVA AGREDE REFORMA DE LEY DE MEDIOS

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DES INITIATIVES VISENT À RÉFORMER LA LOI SUR LES MÉDIAS

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INITIATIVES TARGET MEDIA LAW REFORM

ARTICLE 19 has been selected to sit on the board of a new council the Ukraine government has established to look at reforming media laws and gathering public input on the process, reports the International Journalists' Network (www.ijnet.org). ">http://www.ijnet.org">www.ijnet.org).

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DANS L?ENQUÊTE SUR LE MEURTRE D?UN JOURNALISTE

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POR FALTA DE AVANCES EN INVESTIGACIÓN DE ASESINATO DE PERIODISTA

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GOVERNMENT CRITICISED OVER LACK OF PROGRESS IN INVESTIGATION OF MURDERED JOURNALIST

More than two years after the disappearance of Ukrainian journalist Georgy Gongadze, on 16 September 2000, both the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) have openly criticised the Ukrainian government for its lack of progress in identifying those responsible for the crime.

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VIOLENCIA CONTRA PRENSA EMPEORA EN PERIODO PREVIO A ELECCIONES

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À L?APPROCHE DES ÉLECTIONS, LA VIOLENCE CONTRE LA PRESSE S?AGGRAVE

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VIOLENCE AGAINST PRESS WORSENS IN RUN-UP TO ELECTION

As Ukrainian voters head to the polls, Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontierès, RSF) is calling attention to the worsening violence against the press. The group says attacks against the press have increased in the run-up to the vote, citing the 27 March confiscation of 100,000 copies of the newspaper "21st Century" in Lugansk and the destruction of most of "Svoboda" newspaper's print-run on 24 March. A driver distributing copies of "Svoboda" was also assaulted that day, says RSF.

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DIRECTOR DE ESTACIÓN DE TV SUCUMBE POR LESIONES

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TV STATION DIRECTOR SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES

A violent attack has claimed the life of another journalist in Ukraine. Igor Alexandrov, director-general of the TOR television station in Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, was brutally attacked on 3 July, according to Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). Unidentified assailants attacked Alexandrov at the entrance to the building where he worked, hitting him on the head with baseball bats. He fell into a coma and died four days later, reports RSF.

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EDITOR ASESINADO; REDACTOR CONDENADO POR DIFAMAR A EXPRIMER MINISTRO

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UN CHEF DE RÉDACTION EST JUGÉ COUPABLE D?AVOIR DIFFAMÉ UN EX-PREMIER MINISTRE

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PUBLISHER MURDERED; EDITOR CONVICTED OF DEFAMING EX-PM

Oleh Breus, publisher of the regional weekly "XXI Vek" in the city of Luhansk, was shot dead outside his home on 24 June, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). As Breus was getting out of his car, he was shot four or five times at point blank range. The motive for the murder remains unclear, says CPJ. As publisher of "XXI Vek", Breus was mainly responsible for financial matters. He had other business interests apart from the newspaper and held a senior position in the regional Communist Party of Workers and Peasants. Breus had suffered at least one previous assassination attempt, in December 2000. In addition, his colleagues at the newspaper have received threats in recent months. Local police have launched an investigation into the murder.

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PERIODISTA ASESINADO POR SU TRABAJO, DICE RSF, MIENTRAS SE DETERIORAN CONDICIONE

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UN JOURNALISTE EST TUÉ EN RAISON DE SON TRAVAIL, DIT RSF, PENDANT QUE SE DÉGRADE

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JOURNALIST KILLED FOR HIS WORK, SAYS RSF, AS PRESS FREEDOM DETERIORATES

Georgy Gongadze was killed because of his work as a journalist, concludes Reporters sans frontières (RSF) after a mission of inquiry to Kiev. "Everything seems to have been done to prevent that truth from being revealed," says RSF. Its 22 January 2001 report, entitled "Mutilation of the truth", found numerous problems with the official investigation into the cause of the journalist’s death. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), the International Press Institute (IPI), and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) have also expressed concern over the Gongadze case, which occurred within the context of deteriorating press freedom conditions in Ukraine.

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ELECCIONES PRESIDENCIALES ARRUINADAS POR RESTRICCIONES A LIBERTAD DE PRENSA

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EST ENTACHÉE PAR LES RESTRICTIONS À LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE

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PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS MARRED BY PRESS FREEDOM RESTRICTIONS

The second round of presidential elections in the Ukraine, set for 14 November, have been seriously jeopardised due to government violations of press freedom, state Reporters sans frontières (RSF) and the World Association of Newspapers (WAN). President Leonid Kuchma, who won the 31 October elections, now faces a runoff against Petro Symonenko of the Communist Party. In the past two months of the electoral process, RSF reports that 25 media have been harassed, several journalists have received death threats, and many have been denied accreditation. Opposition candidates have received only very restricted access to state media, and the public television channel has openly supported President Kuchma's candidacy.

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AUMENTA LA REPRESIÓN A LOS MEDIOS

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LA RÉPRESSION CONTRE LES MÉDIAS PREND DE L'AMPLEUR

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MEDIA REPRESSION GROWS

Media repression has increased in the Ukraine in light of presidential elections in October, says Reporters sans frontières (RSF). Since the beginning of the year, four journalists have been attacked and one has been detained; two opposition newspapers are no longer being published; and two independent television broadcasters are being pressured, says RSF.