Ukraine: Armed Men Threaten and Harass Espreso TV Journalist Maria Ivanovska

On December 9, 2024, Espreso TV journalist Maria Ivanovska was threatened by an armed man in Kremenchuk while investigating alleged sales of banned Russian oil products.

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Ukraine: Corruption Exposé Sparks Retaliatory Lawsuit Against Yana Korniychuk

Oleksandr Govorushchak, a senior official at Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), has filed a lawsuit against the investigative outlet Slidstva.Info and journalist Yana Korniychuk.

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Ukraine: Ksyusha Savoskina and Colleague Narrowly Escape Russian Drone Strike

Russian drones targeted Hromadske journalists Ksyusha Savoskina and Oleksiy Nikulin. Their car, carrying filming equipment, was destroyed in an explosion. Forced to walk 3km under drone threats, they narrowly escaped injury.

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Ukraine: Crimean Tatar Journalist Ediye Muslimova Abducted by Russian FSB, Held Incommunicado for 36 Hours

On November 21, 2024, Muslimova disappeared after informing her niece she was heading to visit her mother. Witnesses later reported seeing her forced into a vehicle by FSB agents.

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Ukraine: Antonina Torbich Falsely Linked to Russian Special Services in Smear Campaign

Antonina Torbich, deputy editor of Chetverta Vlada, is the target of a smear campaign following her team’s critical reporting on the head of communications at Rivne City Council.

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Ukraine: RFE/RL Journalists Named in Terror Threats, WPF Calls for Immediate Investigation

Emails specifically named RFE/RL journalists Iryna Sysak, Valeria Yehoshyna, and freelancer Yulia Khymeryk, blaming their activities for the alleged bombings without citing specific actions.

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Ukraine: Locals Threaten Elmira Shahabutdynova, Obstruct Her From Covering Shelling Site

WPF condemns hostility against journalists covering critical events like the aftermath of shelling. Their swift documentation is vital for recording evidence of possible war crimes.

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Russia: FSB Opens 2 More Criminal Cases Against Foreign Journalists

State security (FSB) opens two more criminal cases against foreign journalists, Natalya Nahorna of 1+1 and Niklas Connolly of Deutsche Welle, for reporting from Ukrainian-controlled Sudzha. They join five other reporters bogusly charged with illegal border crossing after covering Ukrainian military incursion into Russia.

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