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Politicians abuse power, attack journalists

By Free Media Online · November 11, 2009 · Comments Off
IFEX, Ukraine · Tagged: allegedly-on-orders, FreeMediaOnline.org, gdf, glasnost, glasnost-defence, imi, institute, journalism, journalist, recently-assaulted, reports-the-glasnost, reports-the-institute, Ukraine

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: 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)

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