media

• Russian Dozhd TV correspondent barred from Ukraine
  Russian Dozhd TV correspondent Yevgeniya Zobnina was denied entry to Ukraine on the pretext that she failed to prove the purpose of her visit, the channel has said. She came to Ukraine… 05 December, 07:38
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  Controversial PR consultant placed under house arrest
  Kyiv's Pecherskyy district court has placed PR consultant Volodymyr Petrov under house arrest although prosecutors insisted he should be placed in custody or granted bail of 48m hryvnyas… 30 November, 17:26
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  Radio quota of Ukrainian songs up to 35%
  The introduction of Ukrainian song quotas on the radio entered its final stage on 8 November, as required by law. As of 8 November, at least 35% of songs on the radio must be in Ukrainian… 08 November, 11:17
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  Klitschko launches new sports portal
  Ukraine boxer and former world boxing champion Volodymyr Klitschko has presented a new Ukrainian sports web portal called mixsport.pro, of which he is one of the founding members… 29 October, 16:04
• Pro-opposition news TV channel changes hands
  A Ukrainian MP and until recently the owner of NewsOne TV channel (Novyny 24 Hodyny LLC, also known as News 24 Hours), Yevhen Murayev, has announced the sale of the channel to Opposition… 05 October, 19:20
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  National security committee approves extension of Donbas law
  The parliamentary committee for national security and defence today approved a one-year extension of the law "On the special regulations on local self-government in certain areas of… 03 October, 17:28
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  Fugitive editor granted asylum in Austria
  The editor in chief of the pro-opposition news website Strana.ua, Ihor Huzhva, has said on Facebook he has been granted asylum in Austria. In Ukraine, he is suspected of extortion… 01 October, 21:48
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  Ukraine to grant asylum to Kazakh journalist
  On 28 September, the Supreme Court of Ukraine obliged the State Migration Service to grant refugee status to Kazakh journalist Zhanara Akhmetova, who was almost deported to Kazakhstan… 30 September, 21:58
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  Prosecution says not to wiretap investigative journalist
  The Prosecutor-General's Office (PGO) will not interfere with the professional activities and personal life of the presenter of the Schemes investigative show, Natalya Sedletska,… 04 September, 19:48
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  Yanukovych-era lawyer takes control of NewsOne TV
  A former deputy head of Ukrainian ex-President Viktor Yanukovych's administration, Andriy Portnov, who has been hiding in Russia since 2014, has said that he has taken control of… 29 August, 22:54
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  Army support charity launches war news media
  The Back and Alive (Povernys Zhyvym) charity foundation is venturing into unchartered waters, in particular by launching the first mass media focusing exclusively on the war, its… 23 August, 12:37
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  Media business owner arrested for two months on suspicion of corruption
  Kyiv's Pecherskyy district court has arrested businessman Oleksiy Tamrazov for two months and granted him bail of 3m hryvnyas. The businessman, who was detained on 9 August, is suspected… 10 August, 20:20
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  Journalists demand public report on Sheremet's murder probe
  The National Union of Journalists of Ukraine has demanded a public report on the investigation into the murder of journalist Pavlo Sheremet, who was killed on 20 July 2016 in a controlled… 19 July, 14:39
• Speaker says media not to be barred from parliament sidelines
  Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy has promised journalists that they will not be barred from the sidelines, according to an LB.ua correspondent.“There will be no restricted… 11 July, 13:09
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  British host of Russian TV show barred from Ukraine
  Border guards at Kyiv Boryspil Airport have barred John Graeme Broderip Warren, a national of the United Kingdom and the host of a show on the Russian TV channel NTV, from entering… 10 July, 19:12