Ukraine - Is Ukraine going to bury freedom of information?

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the Ukrainian parliament's hasty adoption today of Law 3879, a legislative package that copies some of the most repressive provisions of recent Russian legislation. Among other things, the 130-page law criminalizes defamation, facilitates the blocking of websites without referring to the courts and defines human rights NGOs that receive international funding as “foreign agents.” It contains many other provisions restricting freedom of expression and (...)

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