Journalizm in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Independent Media Trade Union is demanding that those responsible for beating up the head of the Media Union in Ternopil, correspondent for the newspaper “Tochka OPORY”, Ihor Stsibailo, be prosecuted. He was attacked during the early hours of 20 October near the Ternopil Youth Centre “Las Vegas” by two men in civilian clothes, one of whom produced a pass identifying him as a criminal investigation officer Oleh Mohyla.