Ukraine’s leaders are silencing the independent media
In 2013, there were more than 100 acts of violence against journalists in Ukraine, and nearly half of these occurred in December as riot police unleashed a wave of violence during the ongoing “Euromaidan” protests. Last week, well-respected Ukrainian journalist Tetyana Chernovil was brutally beaten on her way home. Opposition leaders suspect that act was orchestrated by the regime of President Viktor Yanukovych. The image of Chernovil’s bruised face has since been adopted by Euromaidan protesters as a symbol of state-sanctioned repression against Ukraine’s independent media .
Direct acts of physical violence are not the only means of repression that pro-government forces are using.… Seguir leyendo »