Ukrainian version http://www.detector.media//news_cenzura/article/55171/2010-08-19-stop-tsenzuri-zbirae-zhurnalistski-zapiti-shcho-lishilis-bez-vidpovidei/

President Viktor Yanukovych waits for the facts of disregard of journalists' requests by  the Ukraine Security Service.

During the press-conference in Velyki Sorochyntsi Viktor Yanukovych yet again assured journalist that he is against censorship and he believes that all the talks about the restraint of  the freedom of

speech are baseless. "Who interferes with your writing the truth? Tell me the name of this company, of its owner! I has not yet received exact answers", Yanukovych claimed.

And heard that name right on the spot. STB TV channel journalist Natalia Sokolenko referred to the name of the Ukraine Security Service's head  as the governmental official who conceals the information. She said "Mr President! There is the name - Khoroshkovskyi. He does not answer journalists' requests." Then Vikto Yanukovych promised  that he will make the Ukraine Security Service's head  answer. He said "I am ready to get this information from you now, which requests were not answered. He will answer."

In particular, without answer was left the request of Vikna-Novyny editorial staff addressed for the head of the USS Valeriy Khoroshkovskyi about the source of financing for the celebration of

the USS day in the Ukrayina concert hall with performance of Russian pop-stars (by Sergiy Andrushko).

Stop Censorship! movement encourages the journalists to make the best of Viktor Yanukovych's promise to make USS head and other officials answer and starts collecting journalists' request to the

governmental bodies that were left without answer. Send your facts of disregard to censor.stop@gmail.com .

Reference.

Stop Censorship! movement

Stop Censorship!  movement was created on  May 21, 2010. This is an informal group of journalists that appeared in answer to curbs on free speech in Ukraine.

This is the initiative of Ukrainian journalists and civic media organizations aimed at assertion of the freedom of speech, prevention of censorship establishing in Ukraine, making impossible interference in journalist professional activity and professional standards violation in terms of presentation of socio-political matters.

Stop Censorship! movement does not support any political force and has no financial backing from any political party.

To get more information or to join Stop Censorship! movement visit  http://www.detector.media//news/article/53128/2010-05-22-pripiniti-tisk-na-zhurnalistiv-ne-dopustiti-represii/

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Contact

Artem Sokolenko

Stop Censorship!  movement press center coordinator

050 440 46 08

censor.stop@gmail.com