Ukraine

Internews is happy to announce that our generous board chair, Simone Coxe, has offered to match every donation, dollar for dollar, until we reach $30,000.

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Josh Machleder, Internews Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and Asia Programs, and Simone Otus Coxe, Internews Board Member are traveling in Ukraine, visiting Internews projects and sending updates on the work of local media and civil society in-countr

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Josh Machleder, Internews Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and Asia Programs, and Simone Otus Coxe, Internews Board Member are traveling in Ukraine, visiting Internews projects and sending updates on the work of local media and civil society in-countr

• Read more about Ukraine’s Investigative Journalists Find New Opportunities, Old Threats

In May 2014, Internews invited nine journalists to take part in the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Paris, France as Internews Fellows. The invitees were selected based on their outstanding work in the field of journalism in the context of their country. 

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According to a recent study, only 10% of municipal websites in Ukraine have sufficient instruments for receiving citizen feedback or providing interactive service delivery.

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Just a few months ago, Hromadske.tv was a fledgling Ukrainian online TV channel broadcasting to a fairly small audience of people with high-speed Internet connections and the will to actively seek out objective news, amid an environment increasingly hostile to independent viewpoints.

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Internews condemns recent attacks directed at journalists attempting to report on recent conflicts during the Euromaidan protest movement in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Violence against journalists in Ukraine continues to escalate as protests against the current government spread from the streets of Kiev to cities around the country.

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