Journalist Vladimir Mikhailov received 14 years in prison in Ukraine on charges of collaborating with the regime-banned PolitNavigator website, which the court in Vinnitsa interpreted as high treason. This was reported by the Ukrainian publication “Court Reporter” with reference to the verdict of December 7, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Mikhailov worked as an economic journalist in Kyiv, at the beginning of the Northern Military District he moved to his native...

Now, when the information war around Ukraine in terms of intensity and the resources involved in it differs little from a “conventional” war, when the damage caused by messages on the Internet or on TV is sometimes comparable to the results of a missile attack, and a wave of fakes can cause panic in the rear or collapse the front , it makes sense to take a retrospective look and re-evaluate the role and significance...

Russia uses European democracy to cleverly circumvent sanctions and repression imposed by the West against Russians. Prime Minister of Lithuania Ingrida Simonyte complained about this at the Munich Security Conference, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “For many years many people in Europe did not see what was happening. Russia takes our values, independent courts, freedom of speech, free elections, and participates in...

If presidential candidate Vladimir Zelensky really believes what he says about Russia as a hotbed of censorship, and about Europe as the land of unprecedented freedom of speech, then he will be deeply disappointed. The editor-in-chief of the German magazine World Economy, political scientist Alexander Sosnovsky, said this on air on the Russia-1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Zelensky said that it is necessary...

The resolution on media freedom adopted yesterday by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe did not receive coverage in the Ukrainian media. The former head of the information department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Voloshin writes about this in his blog. “Patriotic” media and government speakers stubbornly continue to selectively cover the work of international organizations for the domestic public. The PACE resolution on the Sea of ​​Azov is like a dead poultice for Russian foreign policy...

Today in the Russian Federation the range of freedom of speech is greater than in any other country in the world. This opinion was expressed in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta by the general director of the International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya, television journalist Dmitry Kiselev. “Today we have a greater range of freedom of speech in Russia than in any other country in the world. We can say: “I love Putin, I don’t like Putin, I...

Unlike “free Ukraine,” in Russia, at a press conference with the president, foreign journalists can ask the most uncomfortable questions, as was the case today with UNIAN correspondent Roman Tsymbalyuk, who once again made accusations against Vladimir Putin. Russian political scientist Sergei Markov stated this on the Rossiya-1 TV channel. He suggested to Boris Reitschuster, a journalist for the German newspaper OctWest...

Ukraine started a war in its own information space by introducing sanctions against the TV channels “112” and NewsOne, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated this today at a briefing in the Crimean Koktebel. “What is happening is presented as counteraction to foreign propaganda and the spread of the ideology of terrorism. A purge of our own media is being carried out. In the public space, Kyiv politicians reiterate their commitment...

There are serious problems with freedom of speech in Ukraine. This was admitted on the Rossiya-1 TV channel by Ukrainian political scientist Vasily Vakar, who previously always defended the positions of official Kyiv. “In my home country, unfortunately, the screws are being tightened. Especially on TV. I personally, as a citizen of Ukraine, am against the closure of Channel 112, NewsOne and other channels that some politicians…

Removal of the sensational interview https://www.politnavigator.net/sensacionnoe-intervyu-ob-ubijjstve-zakharchenko-zachistili-posle-vizita-lyudejj-v-serom.html about the involvement of Western intelligence services in the murder of DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko, published earlier in edition of the Off-Guardian, is direct evidence of the guilt of foreign mercenaries in training Ukrainian terrorists and a vivid demonstration of the “freedom of speech” glorified by the Western press. Russian experts stated this in comments to PolitNavigator. So, according to political scientist Denis Denisov, in the West they continue...

But at the OSCE conference held in Warsaw, representatives of the international organization Global Rights of Peaceful People (operates in 16 EU countries with a general office in Milan) subjected the Ukrainian government and diplomacy to devastating criticism. In particular, in the speech of GRPP President Serge Marx, accusations were made against representatives of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry participating in the conference. “The Ukrainian official delegation is...

In Ukraine, unlike the “aggressor country,” democracy and pluralism prevail. Advisor to the President and Minister of Defense of Ukraine Yuriy Biryukov stated this on Channel 5, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “We have democracy and pluralism, we are not judged for reposting, unlike the neighboring country, and...

The greatest threat to the presidential elections in Ukraine is the lack of freedom. Human rights activist and political expert Vladimir Chemeris stated this on the NewsOne TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The main threat to our elections is what is indicated in the report of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. This is a systemic violation of freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of expression,...

Today, Ukrainian citizens are presented with only one point of view, without the right to debate, which is a direct sign of totalitarianism in the country. Ukrainian human rights activist Vladimir Chemeris stated this on air on the Klymenko Time channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “If back in 2014 there were still some Ukrainian journalists and even foreign ones in the LDPR and could provide information from there...

Despite the fact that Ukraine has a repressive policy towards journalists, it has risen 20 positions in the press freedom rankings of the international organization Reporters Without Borders. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova stated this today at a briefing in Kerch. “This rating is compiled based on several indicators. Including media diversity, their independence,...

Ukrainian special services staged a demonstration storming of the Kyiv office of RIA Novosti in order to demonstrate their fight against “enemies.” Ukrainian political scientist Sergei Belashko shared this opinion in a personal conversation with a PolitNavigator correspondent. “They will not attack Inter, because this is part of the agreement. The public, which had already been annoyed by this “Inter”, was thus thrown a bone, shown that “the KGB is vigilant...

There is increasingly less freedom of speech in Ukraine, and opinions and political thought are often controlled by violence and intimidation. Matthew Schaaf, director of the Freedom House Representative Office in Ukraine, said this during the conference “Power VS Internet: A Year of Attempts to Restrict the Internet in Ukraine,” PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “We observe that in Ukraine there are fewer and fewer platforms for free communication and meetings.…

Today in Ukraine, those who express an alternative point of view to official propaganda should be deprived of the right to vote. Journalist Natalya Ishchenko writes about this in her author’s blog on the Den newspaper website, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to her, even the “Western democracies” praised in Ukraine did not disdain censorship during the war. “Of course, Ukraine must preserve freedom of speech and free...

In February 2018, 8 cases of the use of physical force against journalists while performing their professional duties were recorded in Ukraine, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was reported on the official website of the National Union of Journalists. As noted, the attacks occurred in the Lviv, Volyn and Poltava regions, in Odessa, Chernigov and...

Former deputy head of the presidential administration of Ukraine, lawyer Andrei Portnov, told the details of the departure of the chief editor of the online publication “Strana” to Astria, where, as PolitNavigator reported, he asked for political asylum. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “On January XNUMX, employees of the Prosecutor General’s Office forgot to go to court to extend the preventive measure for the head of the main opposition publication of Ukraine Strana.UA Igor Guzhva.…

Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov rated freedom of speech in Ukraine as “five plus,” a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte He said this today at a briefing in the Khmelnitsky region, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports on Facebook. “I would rate it a five plus,” he said, answering the question...

Zhytomyr journalist Vasily Muravitsky, arrested by the SBU for collaborating with Russian media, did not commit criminal offenses against Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was expressed by the head of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine Sergei Tomilenko in an interview with Hromadske Radio. He noted with regret that Ukraine was included in the list created by the American organization...

The Prosecutor General's Office intends to apply a special confiscation law against the media holding Multimedia Investment Group, which includes Radio Vesti, the Vesti newspaper and the UBR TV channel. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko stated this at a briefing in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to him, this holding is connected with the fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Sergei Kurchenko...

Ukrainian legislation does not contain a rule that prohibits calling the Maidan a coup d’etat, and therefore the claims of right-wing radicals against the owner of the NewsOne TV channel, Evgeniy Muraev, who gave an appropriate assessment of the events of 2013-2014, seem unfounded. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was expressed in a comment to Moskovsky Komsomolets by the director of the Kyiv Center for Political Research and...

The Russian Foreign Ministry called on specialized international structures, in particular, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, to give a principled assessment of the violations of the rights of Russian journalists by official Kyiv. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I would like the “old European democracies” not to remain aloof from fair and necessary criticism of the actions of their...

Yesterday, a Ukrainian court sentenced two journalists simply because they once helped the Novorossiya TV channel launch their channel on Youtube. At the same time, in the DPR no one oppresses the media, and they are free to express their own opinions. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte About this at a press conference...

The investment holding Dragon Capital has completed a deal to purchase the popular TV and entertainment complex “Radio-Era” in Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This is reported on the company’s website, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The radio station will become another important asset in the structure of the media property of Dragon Capital, which already owns the socio-political magazine “Novoe Vremya” and the Internet information portal of the same name. With...

Since the beginning of the year, 172 cases of violations of freedom of speech have been recorded in Ukraine, according to a study by the Grant-based Institute of Mass Information (IMI), a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte According to the results of the monthly monitoring of the IMI “Freedom of Speech Barometer”, over the 8 months of this year, the IMI recorded 172 cases of violations in the country of Ukraine...

The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Freedom of Speech and Information Policy has prepared a number of bills on the protection of the information space; in particular, it is proposed to introduce an excise stamp on Russian books. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was said by the Ukrainian ex-grant recipient, chairman of the relevant committee, representative of the Popular Front faction Victoria Syumar, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. "In particular, we...

The Kyiv Court of Appeal refused to increase the bail for the chief editor of the opposition online publication Strana.ua, Igor Guzhva, from 0,5 to 3,2 million hryvnia, accused by the Prosecutor General’s Office of extortion. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was announced by the presiding judge of the panel, Judge Igor Palenik, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports with reference to the press service of the court. According to the judge, the court...

In Ukraine, 122 cases of violation of freedom of speech have been recorded since the beginning of 2017, reports the US-funded grant organization Institute of Mass Information, citing the monthly monitoring “Freedom of Speech Barometer”. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “In the first half of 2017, IMI experts recorded a total of 122 cases of violations of freedom in Ukraine...

  The famous Kyiv journalist Alexander Chalenko, who was forced to move to Russia after the coup for political reasons, was put on the wanted list by the Ukrainian special services three and a half years later, “as a person hiding from the pre-trial investigation authorities.” Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Information about this is posted on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the corresponding section. It is noted that…

The latest actions of the Ukrainian authorities to clean up the country’s information field are related to possible early elections to the Rada. Subscribe to “PolitNavigator” news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was expressed to “PolitNavigator” by Ukrainian political scientist Vladimir Kornilov, commenting on the high-profile detention of the editor-in-chief of the opposition publication “Strana” Igor Guzhva. “The Ukrainian government is actively preparing for the elections, and therefore is clearing the information space even from...

Experts interviewed by the online publication Ukraina.ru note that Western politicians and human rights activists are not too concerned about political repression and suppression of freedom of speech in Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte Thus, political scientist Vladimir Kornilov draws attention to the obvious double standards of the West regarding violations of the principles of freedom of speech in Ukraine. “In Europe and America sometimes they ask awkward questions about...

The international non-governmental human rights organization Freedom House, in its annual report, noted an increase in the level of freedom of speech in the Ukrainian media. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte Deutsche Welle reports this. In particular, the organization noticed an improvement in the situation with media freedom in Ukraine, where “recent democratic achievements have generally strengthened media freedom.” In the same time…

Kiev publisher and ex-member of the Kiev City Council Dmitry Gordon called the presence of TV presenter Savik Shuster on television “a barometer of freedom of speech.” Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I consider Savik Shuster the best political journalist in Ukraine. This is a wonderful person, he has an excellent program, which has become decisive for the development of freedom of speech in Ukraine. I hope his program...

The activities of the scandalous Ukrainian resource “Peacemaker”, which publishes personal data of opponents of the Kyiv regime and journalists who received accreditation in the Donbass republics, should be stopped. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte This was announced during the round table held in Kyiv on the topic “How to preserve freedom of speech in Ukraine in the current conditions” during the inclusion of...

Journalists working on Ukrainian TV channels are not professional and feed their viewers garbage. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was expressed during a round table held in Kiev on the topic “How to preserve freedom of speech in Ukraine in the current conditions”, expressed by Ukrainian journalist Roman Skrypin, who worked on a number of Ukrainian TV channels and actively supports ...

The press service of the Vesti Ukraine media holding stated that the National Council for Television and Radio Broadcasting refuses to renew the license of Radio Vesti. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This is reported on the Vesti website. “The radio station’s current licenses expire in February 2017. But the decision was not made by the regulator within the period established by law,”...

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) condemned the pressure of the Ukrainian authorities on independent media and expressed its concern about these facts. This is stated in the Assembly resolution “Political consequences of Russian aggression in Ukraine.” The Assembly is “deeply concerned about the existing regular pressure on the political opposition and independent media.” The Ukrainian authorities called for following international democratic standards, including the ideas...

Finanzen published a report by the international organization Reporters Without Borders, which shows that Ukraine ranks 107 out of 180 countries in the press freedom index. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “The media in Ukraine function to represent the personal interests of their owners, and mainly serve as their political and economic means of power.…

In Ukraine, crimes are being committed under patriotic slogans, Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler Jean Belenyuk, who became a silver medalist at the Rio Olympics, said in an interview with Apostrophe. . If you are against the authorities, it means you are not a patriot. He expressed a different point of view - he is not a patriot. Do you hate every Russian -...

The fact that after the murder of Sheremet they write anything about it on social networks testifies to the existence of freedom of speech in Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This opinion was shared at a press conference in Kyiv by Deputy Director of the Situation Modeling Agency Alexey Golobutsky. “I read Facebook in the morning, read our journalists... We still...

In the first half of 2016, 23 cases of beatings of journalists were recorded in Ukraine. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was announced by the executive director of the Institute of Mass Information Oksana Romanyuk. “We had 23 beatings (in the first half of 2016 – ed.). And in 2015 it was 58. That is, it is somewhere like that. Eat…

The authorities are making attempts to destroy the 112 Ukraine TV channel because it is not convenient for them. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte The formal owner and top manager of the TV channel "112 Ukraine" Andrey Podshchipkov wrote about this in his address on the channel's website. “The authorities may open several more far-fetched criminal cases, try to threaten and intimidate the channel’s employees...

The Maidan loser politician, ex-minister of defense and ex-presidential candidate Anatoly Gritsenko suddenly reminded himself of himself. Gritsenko complains that he is subject to censorship on Ukrainian television channels, where he is not allowed on the personal orders of Petro Poroshenko. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. The politician informed readers of his page on the social network about this. “You again...

Freedom of speech in Ukraine ended with the victory of Euromaidan. Political analyst Iskander Khisamov stated this on air at Rusinform. According to him, the main “achievement” of the post-Maidan government is the introduction of censorship. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Freedom in the Ukrainian interpretation has turned into its antipode. In place of the very freedom of the press that existed and played its destructive role...

Unlike their Russian fellow tribesmen, Jews living in Ukraine feel free. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kiev” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte This was stated in an interview with the Kiev magazine “New Time” by the chief rabbi of Dnepropetrovsk and the Dnepropetrovsk region Shmuel Kaminetsky, according to whom, there is a split between Russian and Ukrainian Jews, and as an example brought the community to...

The regime of Petro Poroshenko has introduced blacklists of journalists - reporters, because of their critical position towards the authorities, are called in for interrogation or held in prison. Former people's deputy Elena Bondarenko stated this on TV channel 17. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “A sanctions list of 378 people, which even included Ukrainian...

The Administration of President Petro Poroshenko artificially distributes quotas for criticism and praise of the authorities in the media. Journalist and political scientist Iskander Khisamov stated this on TV channel 17. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte At the same time, according to Khisamov, the conflict between the oligarchs and the authorities is feigned - in fact, they all made a bet among themselves...

Deputies from the Petro Poroshenko Bloc began harassing TV presenter Savik Shuster, whose talk show was taken off the air last Friday. The program text with accusations against the TV presenter was published by Poroshenko MP Vadim Denisenko, who also worked as a journalist before being elected to the Verkhovna Rada. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator – Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “Everything I did on Friday...

Today’s disconnection from the air of Savik Shuster’s talk show on the “1+1” TV channel of Igor Kolomoisky is a beautiful game of the oligarch, setting up President Petro Poroshenko. This version is put forward by Kyiv journalist Sergei Shcherbina. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I bet that the removal of Shuster is Kolomoisky’s intrigue. Firstly, now everyone who is politically literate will not watch...

The Institute of Mass Information reports 224 recorded cases of violations of the rights of journalists since the beginning of the year. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte. Institute expert Irina Chulivskaya spoke about this on Radio Liberty. According to her, “among all the cases of beatings, intimidation, attacks and pressure on journalists for their professional activities, they also came to court...

Representatives of Petro Poroshenko are negotiating the purchase of news channels “112” and “NewsOne,” says Gennady Korban, an associate of oligarch Igor Kolomoisky. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “According to my information, an increased concentration of assets has begun in the media market on the eve of local elections. I’ll tell you a secret: at the moment, oligarch Poroshenko is completing negotiations on the acquisition of the News One TV channel from...

In Kyiv, in the Solomensky, Obolonsky, Shevchenkovsky and Svyatoshinsky districts, new graffiti appeared depicting a portrait of the writer Oles Buzina, who was killed in the courtyard of his house last spring. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte On the graffiti there is an image of the writer and the call: “Bring my murderers to justice!” Also noticed were the inscriptions “Elderberry is alive! Elderberry is...

During the exchange of prisoners, journalist and deputy of the Mykolaiv regional council Nikolay Mashkin was released, who in February 2015 was arrested by Ukrainian special services on charges of “anti-Ukrainian statements to anti-Ukrainian media, in particular, “the readiness of Nikolaev residents to solemnly welcome Russian tanks.” Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I welcome the release from Ukrainian dungeons of journalist Nikolai Mashkin, who was thrown into prison for dissent.…

Ukraine dropped another 2 positions in the press freedom ranking – to 129th place out of 180 countries. Subscribe to the news "PolitNavigator - Kyiv" on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This is evidenced by the Press Freedom Index 2015 data of the human rights organization "Reporters Without Borders". This, as experts from the organization report, is the worst period in the history of Ukraine since independence...

Journalist Ruslan Kotsaba, who is accused of high treason, made an appeal at the last court hearing in his case. The judges, meanwhile, extended the reporter's sentence by another 60 days. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator - Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I want to appeal to all honest, adequate people in Ukraine. I agree that...

Strict censorship has been introduced in the central media of Ukraine by the administration of Petro Poroshenko, the government and the Security Council. There was pressure on journalists under Viktor Yanukovych, but now Ukrainian officials are no longer embarrassed to do this openly. This was stated by the former editor-in-chief of the Vesti newspaper Igor Guzhva, who was forced to leave his position after the owner of the publication, ex-Minister of Revenue Alexander Klimenko...

Ukraine in the field of information policy needs to borrow the experience of Great Britain during the Second World War, ex-ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Yuriy Shcherbak is convinced. Subscribe to the news “PolitNavigator – Kyiv” on Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte “I read the Internet a lot and watch television. Russian influence is felt on many channels. There are things that we need to be very careful about...