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1 - SBU listening devices on all mobile operators?
2 - Beslan Six years on
3 - The Public recommend legislative safeguards against State influence on public broadcasting
4 - Ukrainian youth show the police they know their rights
5 - Prosecutor and Tax Police lose to Express newspaper
6 - Police continue to put pressure on Kharkiv civic organizations
7 - MIA to consider a curfew for minors
8 - ‘Stop Censorship Statement on the Court ruling over broadcasting frequencies
9 - Head of Central Election Commission also sceptical about new law on elections
10 - Ukraine: Censorship and Obstruction

1 - SBU listening devices on all mobile operators?

A Security Service officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, has said that Intertelecom indeed refused to install an automated system of communications interception, but said that it was probably the only company to have done so (and that a criminal case had been found against them over something else)

9/3/2010 7:25:56 AM

2 - Beslan Six years on

It is six years since the terrorist seizure of School No. 1 in Beslan, North Ossetia (RF) resulted in the death of 333 hostages, more than half of them children. Relatives of the victims believe that the investigation is not being run in an objective fashion, and is being deliberately dragged out

9/2/2010 6:26:27 PM

3 - The Public recommend legislative safeguards against State influence on public broadcasting

The public debate on the “Concept Framework” from the President’s Humanitarian Council is that any such concept must fulfil key conditions for ensuring independence in financing, staffing decisions and editorial policy

9/2/2010 5:07:15 PM

4 - Ukrainian youth show the police they know their rights

On 1 September, Day of Knowledge and the first day of school in Ukraine, human rights activists prepared a major action entitled “Defend yourself!”. The action was forced on them by systematic human rights violations by the police

9/2/2010 5:01:41 PM

5 - Prosecutor and Tax Police lose to Express newspaper

A third and final court level has confirmed that the tax police had no grounds for initiating a criminal investigation over allegations of tax evasion

9/2/2010 4:55:29 PM

6 - Police continue to put pressure on Kharkiv civic organizations

The Kharkiv law enforcement bodies are putting pressure on activists from “Zeleny Front” [Green Front] and the civic group “Prorvyomsya!”, detaining activists handing out leaflets and other unlawful measures

9/2/2010 10:13:13 AM

7 - MIA to consider a curfew for minors

The Ministry of Internal Affairs considers it expedient to introduce a curfew for minors at legislative level

9/2/2010 6:14:48 AM

8 - ‘Stop Censorship Statement on the Court ruling over broadcasting frequencies

The Movement ‘Stop Censorship” believes that the Kyiv Administrative Court of Appeal may have been subjected to external pressure over its cancellation of the results of the TV broadcasting frequency tender

9/1/2010 5:16:31 PM

9 - Head of Central Election Commission also sceptical about new law on elections

Andriy Mahera believes that some of the provisions of the law, for example, regarding the election of half of the makeup of district and regional councils according to a proportional system, may be appealed in the Constitutional Court

9/1/2010 5:11:49 PM

10 - Ukraine: Censorship and Obstruction

Reporters Without Borders has published the report of the fact-finding visit it made to Ukraine from 19 to 21 July. Entitled “Temptation to control,” it looks at the marked increase in press freedom violations since Viktor Yanukovych’s election as president in February

9/1/2010 4:52:02 AM