Palestinian-Israeli Special Topic, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia-Ukraine topic

The Ukrainian government’s systematic pressure on the media

On 9 October, Ukraine’s leading news portal, Ukrayinska Pravda (UP), reported that it had been under continued pressure from the Office of the President of Ukraine (OPU). UP issued a statement complaining about its journalists being denied access to government officials and their closed press briefings. The OPU was also accused of pressurising businesses to…