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Far-Right Attack On Ukrainian TV Chief Condemned
The Huffington Post | by Jack Mirkinson
Posted: 03/20/2014 8:19 am EDT Updated: 03/20/2014 8:59 am EDT
The violent attack on a Ukrainian TV chief .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/ukranian-tv-beaten-up-far-right-parliament_n_4988366.html .. by far-right politicians has been condemned by Amnesty International and other high-profile politicians in the crisis-torn country.
Oleksandr Panteleymonov, the acting head of Ukraine's state television stations, had his office in Kiev invaded by members of the Svoboda Party—a nationalist party whose presence in the country's new government has been a source of great controversy—on Tuesday. They proceeded to assault him and force him to write a resignation letter. The men included Igor Miroshnichenko, an elected member of the Ukrainian parliament. The BBC said .. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26653295 .. they were livid after Panteleymonov decided to broadcast a ceremony from the Kremlin.
For good measure, the men filmed the whole thing. They also posted the coerced letter of resignation .. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=756650354347089&set=a.250122871666509.71763.100000063934079&type=1&theater .. on Svoboda's Facebook page.
The Guardian reported .. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/19/ukrainian-mp-assaults-television-chief-pro-russian-miroshnichenko-panteleymonov .. that "Miroshnichenko is a member of the new parliamentary committee on freedom of speech," and that "He said afterwards he did not believe he had done anything wrong but was prepared to be investigated."
The attack brought a harsh response .. http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/oleksandr-panteleymonov-first-channel-attack-2014-03-19 .. from Amnesty International.
“This assault on freedom of expression must be immediately investigated and those responsible must be prosecuted. Anything less will only open the door to further attacks against media professionals and activists," Heather McGill, the group's Ukraine researcher, said. "The acting Ukrainian authorities must waste no time in demonstrating that basic human rights are protected in Ukraine and that nobody will face discrimination because of their political views or ethnic origin."
Ukraine's acting prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, also criticized the attack .. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304756104579449491092134038?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304756104579449491092134038.html , saying, "These aren't our methods. A country that is entering the [European Union] will profess the basic principles and values of the European community."
[ note: excerpt from that link ..
"I would say it's far right, but it's not fascism," says Andreas Umland, an associate professor of political science at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, who studies far-right groups. "Their typical issues are homophobia, antiabortion, national glory, independence and so on."
He also said Svoboda's support has dropped significantly since the 2012 elections, according to polls. ]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/20/ukrainian-tv-chief-attack-condemned-amnesty-international_n_4999365.html
.. not being a subscriber i was refused the WSJ article the 2nd time i checked, be sure the above is an excerpt from it ..
The Huffington Post | by Jack Mirkinson
Posted: 03/20/2014 8:19 am EDT Updated: 03/20/2014 8:59 am EDT
The violent attack on a Ukrainian TV chief .. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/ukranian-tv-beaten-up-far-right-parliament_n_4988366.html .. by far-right politicians has been condemned by Amnesty International and other high-profile politicians in the crisis-torn country.
Oleksandr Panteleymonov, the acting head of Ukraine's state television stations, had his office in Kiev invaded by members of the Svoboda Party—a nationalist party whose presence in the country's new government has been a source of great controversy—on Tuesday. They proceeded to assault him and force him to write a resignation letter. The men included Igor Miroshnichenko, an elected member of the Ukrainian parliament. The BBC said .. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26653295 .. they were livid after Panteleymonov decided to broadcast a ceremony from the Kremlin.
For good measure, the men filmed the whole thing. They also posted the coerced letter of resignation .. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=756650354347089&set=a.250122871666509.71763.100000063934079&type=1&theater .. on Svoboda's Facebook page.
The Guardian reported .. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/19/ukrainian-mp-assaults-television-chief-pro-russian-miroshnichenko-panteleymonov .. that "Miroshnichenko is a member of the new parliamentary committee on freedom of speech," and that "He said afterwards he did not believe he had done anything wrong but was prepared to be investigated."
The attack brought a harsh response .. http://www.amnesty.org/en/news/oleksandr-panteleymonov-first-channel-attack-2014-03-19 .. from Amnesty International.
“This assault on freedom of expression must be immediately investigated and those responsible must be prosecuted. Anything less will only open the door to further attacks against media professionals and activists," Heather McGill, the group's Ukraine researcher, said. "The acting Ukrainian authorities must waste no time in demonstrating that basic human rights are protected in Ukraine and that nobody will face discrimination because of their political views or ethnic origin."
Ukraine's acting prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, also criticized the attack .. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304756104579449491092134038?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304756104579449491092134038.html , saying, "These aren't our methods. A country that is entering the [European Union] will profess the basic principles and values of the European community."
[ note: excerpt from that link ..
"I would say it's far right, but it's not fascism," says Andreas Umland, an associate professor of political science at Kyiv Mohyla Academy, who studies far-right groups. "Their typical issues are homophobia, antiabortion, national glory, independence and so on."
He also said Svoboda's support has dropped significantly since the 2012 elections, according to polls. ]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/20/ukrainian-tv-chief-attack-condemned-amnesty-international_n_4999365.html
.. not being a subscriber i was refused the WSJ article the 2nd time i checked, be sure the above is an excerpt from it ..
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