The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned blatant attempts to prevent Ukraine journalists from reporting on the protests following the hotly contested Ukrainian election.
“The situation is very tense and we have extremely worrying reports about attempts to distort the news and control the media,” said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary. “Many broadcast journalists are risking everything by refusing to bow to pressure and censorship.”
Meanwhile print media fear that their publications will be blocked in the coming days following a series of incidents in the week prior to Sunday’s poll.