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September 2011 general monitoring of materials on social and political issues broadcast in TV news bulletins containing censorship, ordered material and concealment of information of vital importance for society

Monitoring September 2011 (outline)

Materials contain signs of being ordered or signs of censorship

In general, during September the quantity of the information on social and political subjects in daily news bulletins broadcast by the monitored channels containing censorship or ordered material was the following:

Table 1. Quantity of materials on social and political subjects with signs being ordered ( censorship ):

As per results, a general quantity of censored or ordered  materials in September has increased comparing to July while all the channels have kept their previous positioning.

Table 2. Quantity of materials on business subjects with signs of being ordered:

ICTV  has taken the first position as per quantity of ordered reports in business during September, despite advertising reports on charity deeds of CEO's and companies' owners, the channel broadcast an open advertise of companies and their business. The other channels are broadcasting an advertisement from the owners.

Table 3.1. Quantity of materials with signs of censorship and signs of being ordered within main lines which are  positive or neutral, without the opinion balance  - materials about the government:

Table 3.2. Quantity of materials with signs of censorship and signs of being ordered within main lines which are  positive or neutral, without the opinion balance  -  materials about the opposition:

Note: The total number may not necessarily coincide with the overall indicators (Table 1) as some of  the materials have both lines present.

Most of the negative materials on the opposition in September were covering Tymoshenko and Lutsenko trials. Both  processes were covered more or less similarly by the channels - some events were selectively voiced over, but the essence of the processes has been concealed.

Concerning the  materials with signs of censorship and signs of being ordered where the following standards are violated by the channels:

Table 4.1 Standard violation: balance of opinion

Table 4.2 Standard violation: completeness of information coverage

Table 4.3 Standard violation: facts and opinion separation

Table 4.4 Standard violation: reliability of information

Table 4.5 Standard violation: accuracy of information

In September, all the trends among Ukrainian channels have remained constant such as presence of ordered materials and censorship of information,  violation of balance of opinion and completeness of information as well as journalistic opinions and evaluations.

2. Concealment of socially important information by Ukrainian channels.

In realization of political orders, concealment of certain subjects or their components (as positions and argumentation of parties, expert evaluations, exact facts and backgrounds), that being disclosed, would be unfavourable for the government, still play very important role.

Table 5. Total number of concealments of information on important subjects, ideas, facts or backgrounds:

In September, the total number of information concealments has  increased significantly, due to active political life, rising protests and a significant number of topics associated with a decrease in welfare of Ukrainian population. The undoubted anti-leader in concealment  of unvavourable for  government themes, ideas and facts is the First Channel (Pershyj). There are relatively less amount of information concealment on the Channel 5. The other channels are more or less on the same level concerning this issue.

Table 6. Amount of concealments of information  by  channels about various protests by various political forces and some groups of population, about legal prohibition of such protests  as well as the measures of law enforcement bodies as blocking of protests and prosecution of participants:

The number of information concealments have importantly increased comparing to summer months though none of the  channels has informed about that.

Kharkov Chornobyl disabled persons declared perpetual protest against the restriction of social benefits (5 September)

Table 7. Number of concealments of information related to the government attacks on  freedom of  speech:

The topics which were not covered by any channel in none of news bulletins:

Odessa Mayor intends to charge  two local channels 100 thousand USD for diffusion of false information about him (9 September)

In Sevastopol the draft decision on the restriction of the media activities by the first deputy head of administration will be withdrawn (13 September)

Kharkiv television ATN has send an open letter to Yanukovych with a complain on  Kernes, who interferes with TV company activity (13 September)

The arson of  apartment that belongs to Donetsk journalist police regarded as threat to journalist death  (22 September)

Regions Party  and Communists Party rejected a bill to ban the media control during election campaigns (September 23)

EU Delegation in Ukraine drew their attention to the  situation with closure of three  TV channels in Kharkov (28 September)

National Council declared a warning to  TVi channel (29 September)

Table 8. Number of concealments of information by the  channels related to public welfare deterioration or its separate groups (high prices for basic food  and household products, increased taxes, fees and charges, higher prices for basic services, increase of retirement age,  state-financed organizations shutdown and dismissal of theirs employees, etc.)

Topics which weren't covered by any of channels:

National Commission for Energy Regulation is going to  review a possible charge increase  on  electricity for households in December 2011 (September 1)

In Ivano-Frankivsk ticket price for the trolleybuses is  increased by 25 cents (September 1)

National Commission of Telecommunications is planning to raise rates on postal services by 20% from October 20th (2 September)

In Ivano-Frankivsk in September flat charges have been increased for buildings with lifts (3 September)

In Ivano-Frankivsk region, the maximum tariff for transportation of passengers in buses has been raised by 15% (9 September)

In 2012, the pension fund deficit is 2.2 billion, according to the Ministry of Social Policy (13 September)

Amount overdue for wages in Ukraine is 1 billion 100 million UAH, according to the Ministry of Social Policy (13 September)

The Parliament of Ukraine has refused to raise pensions to children of war (September 21)

Real wage in Ukraine decreased by 1.6% in August, estimates State Statistics (26 September)

Ministry of Infrastructure suggests from January 2012 to increase excise duty on diesel and gasoline (28 September)

Table 9. Number of concealments of information in Ukrainian TV related to government attacks on business. 

Diverse subjects which were not reported by any channel:

Operational activity is conducted in the  "Epicenter" by Security Service of Ukraine (September 7)

Agrarians of Ukraine in 2011/2012 may lose more than $ 1 billion through export taxes on grains - Ukrainian Club of Agrarian Business (8 September)

Raiders captured the market in the center of Dnepropetrovsk (September 10)

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade requires the abolition of taxes on grain export in 2012, but doubts that such  decision will be approved by the government. (12 September)

"Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine" appealed to the government concerning its cargo halted in Odessa port (September 16)

Nine agricultural associations address to  the President of Ukraine to cancel the  export taxes on grain (19 September)

Agricultural import restrictions done by current government will reduce crop yields and cause losses in agricultural products, states Ukrainian Agricultural Business Club (September 19)

Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine  requires "Ukrainian Aviation Group" to  reduce the rates of domestic flights  by "Airlines", "Donbassaero" and "Dniproavia" (September 22)

Investigations on earlier criminal cases are being conducted in Kyiv's office of "Foxtrot" (22 September)

Capital Mariinsky park  has been "cleansed" from MAF (September 23)

Police continues its  rummage in  two warehouses in Kyiv's  "Foxtrot", in order to seize equipment which doesn't  comply with the procedural rules (28 September)

Government will maintain taxes on grain exports until the end of 2011 (29 September)

Group of network  companies  "Foxtrot" will appeal to the prosecution on  police officers actions during the  rummage (29 September)

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade maintain taxes on grain exports until 2013 and suggests their application for sunflower oil, soybean and rapeseed, according to the relevant Bill (29 September)

Table 10. Number of concealments of information concerning the opposition's public statements and its activity (regardless opinion balance violations in ordered materials):

Themes that were not reported in any of news bulletins by none of Ukrainian channels:

Tymoshenko's advocates declare that the court refused to include to her case any evidence of  innocence (September 1)

Tymoshenko is  pursued in Ukraine for  gas contracts with Russia and for being a main rival to Yanukovych, said Nemtsov (September 1)

Police has forced a deputy Podhornij to leave courtroom during  Tymoshenko trial (September 1)

Getting loans from international financial organizations to finance unspecified projects increases Ukrainian national debt, according to Korolevska (September 1)

Didenko has changed his testifying under pressure of Vlasenko (2 September)

Shkil intends to complain on the judge Kireev and  police officers to the Prosecution (2 September)

Tymoshenko's defense  claims  that judge Kireev withdrew a  question of an expert for fear of the  response which could  lead to the closure of the case (2 September)

Tymoshenko said that after her sentence announcement judge  Kireev  should  resign  from his position. (2 September)

Tymoshenko's entourage accuses prosecutor of lying (2 September)

Korolevska has wished entrepreneurs solidarity in the struggle with the grotesque capitalism in Ukraine (4 September)

People's Deputy Rybakov, party "Reforms for the Future" says:  Mechanical merging of customs and tax services is a political game in order to control all financial flows (September 5)

At the current session, Ukrainian parliament has to consider and adopt the report of the government anti-crisis measures, says Korolevska. (5 September)

Tymoshenko's defense fears that due to the reorganization of "Naftogaz Ukraine"  very important documents can be lost. (September 5)

Dubina  and Didenko were  testifying  in the "gas affair" under pressure, Tymoshenko says (5 September)

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee Korolevska demands Prime Minister Azarov's resignation (6 September)

Tymoshenko remains leader of the party "Batkivshchina" (Motherland), says Turchynov (6 September)

Korolevska: Tymoshenko is the only opposition politician (6 September)

Didenko's sentence is  politically motivated  and unfair, but his name will be completely rehabilitated, states Tymoshenko. (6 September)

Tymoshenko declares that political accusations failed to prove a  direct intent in committing the alleged crime (7 September)

Tymoshenko asks Kireev during the adoption of a sentence to take into account the absence of loss in  use of technical gas in 2009 (September 7)

The  deputy  group "Reforms for the Future" concerned about energy security of Ukraine (September 7)

Tymoshenko declares that she wrote the directive on gas negotiations on request of former head of "Naftogaz" Dubyna (September 7)

NUNS is to exclude the deputies that vote in difference of the fraction position (September 7)

Tymoshenko's "Motherland"  puts its deputies in front  of a dilemma: the rejection of Yanukovych's  awards or exclusion from fraction (September 7)

Korolevska initiates a creation of  parliamentary committee to prepare anti-crisis program (September 7)

Kirilenko: the prospect of a joint opposition of NUNS  and "BYT-Motherland" has become possible  (September 7)

Korolevska : Government's Report session in the Parliament is to be held no later than 7 October  (8 September)

Korolevska at the Economic Forum in Poland declared "political repressions" and ineffective government in Ukraine (8 September)

Tymoshenko and her defense believe that it's vainly to try to  explain her requests to court as the court continually ignores  them (8 September)

The court refused to hold additional expertise in the "gas affair" as Tymoshenko's defense requested  (8 September)

Kireev gave Tymoshenko and her advocates  to look through  "gas affairs" documents 15 minutes, instead of  2 days, as defense  requested (8 September)

NUNS  fraction claims use  of torture against Yuriy Lutsenko and the threat to his life (9 September)

Leader "For Ukraine!" Kirilenko requires  from  Azarov to deal with Tabachnik concerning the incomplete receipt of textbooks by schools (9 September)

"Motherland" sharply criticized the Party of Regions bill on language policy and calls to protect the Ukrainian language (9 September)

Korolevska: the state acts as the unscrupulous intermediary between social and market economy (9 September)

Korolevska believes that the government is at the edge of "legislative fraud" (September 10)

Korolevska: a new generation of politicians appears in Ukrainian  political landscape (10 September)

Tymoshenko believes to be condemned  and fears for her life  (11 September)

Tymoshenko's allies outraged by a long break in the hearing "gas affair" (12 September)

"Motherland" demands immediate release of  Tymoshenko from detention and ordered the closure of false cases (12 September)

Korolevska calls on the President of Ukraine to protect the Tymoshenko's  rights and release ex-PM from the illegal arrest (12 September)

Dictatorship Resistance Committee demands release of  Lutsenko, Tymoshenko and Ivashchenko and appeals to the Council of Europe with a request to assess their health condition  (12 September)

Dictatorship Resistance Committee requires resignation of Lytvyn from the post of Speaker of  Ukrainian Parliament (12 September)

The judge in the "gas affair" is not independent in decision making, says people's deputy  Sobolev (12 September)

Fraction "BYT-Motherland" has  left the session hall of Kyiv Rada in protest against the fact that deputies  have refused to discuss the issue of political repressions in Ukraine (September 13)

"Motherland": Azarov's statements about Tymoshenko in Le Figaro is a cynical lie (13 September)

The opposition and the president of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly discussed the situation with the prosecution of politicians in Ukraine (14 September)

Korolevska initiates a law on the protection of domestic manufacturers (14 September)

 Lutsenko advocate  admits that the  today's power technology leading to the conviction of ex-Interior Minister (14 September)

The opposition wants Lutsenko to be examined by the  international group of medical experts, says Nalyvaichenko (14 September)

Tymoshenko should be able to participate in elections, says EPP President  (15 September)

Korolevska considers  the draft budget-2012  as "unrealistic" (15 September)

Party of Regions intends to change the election law just in order to get into parliament says  Turchynov (15 September)

The government prohibits Dnipropetrovsk opposition to  conduct political activity, says the head of local office of  "Motherland" (15 September)

Turchynov: dialogue between government and opposition is possible only after the cessation of political repression against Tymoshenko (15 September)

Klitschko told the leader of the EPP about a total collapse of democracy, human rights and freedoms of citizens and  harassment of opposition (16 September)

Lutsenko was inspected by incomplete panel of doctors  in order  to "improve" preliminary diagnosis, says the wife of former minister (September 16)

Name Gongadze is a worldwide symbol of the struggle of  the opposition and challenge to government,  declares former MIA Lutsenko (16 September)

Pukach was ready to reveal the name who ordered  Gongadze murder  and other related reports on murder, but it is essential that the process  over him is opened, says  the former Head of the Ukrainian Security Service Nalyvaichenko (17 September)

Deputies of the group "For Ukraine" suggest to decriminalize the article upon which Tymoshenko is judged, says its Press Service (17 September)

Opposition candidate in the election-2015 should know a foreign language says Gritsenko (September 19)

Party of "Udar" is in talks to merge for the parliamentary elections 2012, says Klitschko (September 19)

Korolevska: Ukrainian government have to get rid of double standards (September 19)

BYT intend to actively discuss the bill in Parliament on the state budget-2012 (September 19)

"BYT- Motherland" requires dismissal of the Speaker Lytvyn for gross violations of regulations regarding adoption of a bill that eliminates social benefits of 16 categories of Ukrainian citizens (19 September)

State Budget 2012 set up "for their people from the current government", Tomenko says (September 19)

Cabinet of Ministers didn't consult  with opposition fractions while preparing the budget, says Tomenko (September 19)

Korolevska: Successful competition on the international market is impossible without national innovation system (19 September)

The Dictatorship Resistance Committee supports campaign against antisocial government decisions (20 September)

The savings on pensioners payments in the draft budget, the government has redirected for financing of armed forces, Korolevska says (20 September)

Yatseniuk is trying to declare the pension reform of the Parliament as illegal through the court (20 September)

Tymoshenko urges Ukrainians for  peaceful protest (21 September)

EU Ambassador wants to visit Tymoshenko in jail (21 September)

Tomenko believes that the Ukrainian government underestimates the protests moods in society (21 September)

The member of BYT Teryokhin suggests to return the winter time as appropriate within  the  2nd European time zone (21 September)

Parliament rejected the opposition bill suggesting the cancelation of  increased retirement for  judges, prosecutors and human rights investigators (21 September)

Korolevska: Afghans protest near the walls of parliament serves as a lesson for the government (21 September)

Yatseniuk: If the article by which Tymochenko is being judged isn't  excluded from  CCP of Ukraine, Ukraine will not receive an Association Agreement with the EU (21 September)

Opposition demands an immediate meeting with Yanukovych to discuss the parliamentary elections 2012, says Yatseniuk (22 September)

Opposition political force should recognize Tymoshenko's leadership, said Korolevska (22 September)

Korolevska: The draft 2012 budget overestimated macro indicators (22 September)

The question of rejecting the draft budget 2012 will be considered after the presentation of the document in Parliament, declares BYuT (22 September)

Tymoshenko defense  has not received response to the request for reopening of juridical investigation (23 September)

"Motherland" on the side of students protesting against the Tabachnik measures, goes in  Statement (23 September)

Budget Committee member from the opposition calls the budget "good for nothing" (26 September)

Korolevska promises to strengthen parliamentary control over the coal industry (September 27)

Klitschko is leading among the candidates for a position of the mayor of Kyiv, -   KMIC poll (September 27)

Six parties were elected to the Kyiv Council during the elections, while   quarter of seats goes to  Klitschko - KMIC  poll (September 27)

Tymoshenko stands for imperative signature of  the Association Agreement with the EU (27 September)

Tymoshenko fears that Ukraine will remain without gas transportation system (27 September)

Tymoshenko: The opposition has to go to a single list of parliamentary elections (September 27)

Tymoshenko defense: Former prime minister should been released from detention due to lack of crime constituents (27 September)

Kireev led out from the court hall one of the authors of the Criminal Code and two deputies (27 September)

Tymoshenko defence: There can be no question of real or suspended sentence  (27 September)

"Freedom" and CNU  protest in Kiev against restrictions on mass-meetings near the state institutions (28 September)

Yatseniuk calls the rumors about his intention to lead the opposition fraction "quarrels in the communal kitchen " (September 29)

Yatseniuk proposes to discuss the situation in the country with the government and the president at a special meeting of the Parliament (29 September)

Tymoshenko advocate: Metal in the voice of the chief  is not a crime (29 September)

Lutsenko: Prosecutors request of Timoshenko's seven years sentence is dictated by the Administration of the President (September 29)

Pechersk District Court should not have to undertake  "gas affair"  of Tymoshenko until the Commercial Court has not determined the amount of loss from these gas contracts, says Siryj (29 September)

The government arranged "show trial" to cover  ceding back the  national interests, says former PM (29 September)

Tymoshenko's daughter worried of how her children will live in a society without law (29 September)

The sentence is written before the criminal case as the president considers me as dangerous rival says Tymoshenko (29 September)

Tymoshenko: Yanukovych deliberately obstructs an agreement with the EU (29 September)

The court rejected Lutsenko's demand  in questioning prosecutors (September 29)

Opposition asks Europeans to boycott Euro 2012, says Deputy Ariev (29 September)

Tymoshenko doesn't rely on the justice but on the media and embassies (September 30)

Tymoshenko: Yushchenko wants primarily to clean the political field (30 September)

Tymoshenko: Conviction in "gas affair" will affect the image of the President (September 30)

Table 11. Number of concealments of information by Ukrainian TV channels related to disputed situations provoked by the government in the social sphere as reducing government support of the Ukrainian language, closure of schools that teach in Ukrainian, distortion or disregard by government officials of the Ukrainian national liberation movement, oppression and disregard of other than  pro-Russian religious confessions by the government authorities, etc.)

The topics which were not covered by any channel in none of news bulletins:

Almost half of Odessa's first-graders study in Russian (September 1)

Party of Regions' Bill threatens Ukrainian language, says Speaker of Parliament (September 1)

Ukrainian Cultural Association "The Heritage" is forced from its office  in the center of Kharkov  (2 September)

Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists oppose the transfer of St. Sophia Cathedral in the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate (September 19)

Member of Party of Regions offers to rebuild Tithes Church in Kiev by 2013 and pass it to the Moscow Patriarchate - Bill (22 September)

Head of UAC-KP and UAOC decided to resume dialogue on unification of the Orthodox Church (September 23)

Table 12. Number of concealments of information related to disputed situations provoked by the actions of security forces against opposition and against non-criminal people:

The topics which were not covered by any channel in any of news bulletins:

Head of the Committee of Ukrainian Parliament wishes to obtain the explications from Pshonka and Mogilev concerning the actions of police forces on August 24 (2 September)

Police summoned for questioning 18 opposition deputies concerning  events in Kyiv on Independence Day (2 September)

Lutsenko requires treatment at a specialized clinic in order to survive till the end of his trial (2 September)

Ukrainian Security Service denies torture during interrogation of one of the detainees of "Vasylkivsky terrorists" process (5 September)

Ivashchenko appealed of the decision of  court, which did not allow him to stay outside the detainees cage during the  trial (6 September)

Lutsenko is convinced that the European Court would confirm the illegality of his arrest (8 September)

Organizer of new tents installation on Khreshchatyk is fined 1.7 thousand UAH (September 9)

Leader of Donetsk "Front of Changes" released from custody. Advocates outraged by the absurdity of leader's arrest (12 September)

Forensic Association of Ukraine: The rummage done by the Security Service in the Court of Appeal of ARC is an attempt to put  pressure on the head of the court (12 September)

Ivashchenko doesn't receive medical care in prison says his advocate  (14 September)

GUBOZ (Chief Directorate in Fight of Organised Crime) arrested web servers of T-shirts models "Thanks to the residents of Donbass" (September 21)

Creator of T-shirts "Thanks to the  residents of Donbass" has left Ukraine because of threats to him and the family (21 September)

Ex-deputy Defense Minister Ivashchenko insists on the dismissal of judges of  his trial for being subjective  (25 September)

Lutsenko's wife will not allow Penitentiary Service to conceal the true diagnosis of her husband  (26 September)

The Interior Ministry has acknowledged the application of special measures near  Pechersk court (28 September)

Other noteworthy topics concealed by Ukrainian channels in September:

"Ukrainian Railways" has received only 36% of compensation for passengers transportation in suburban areas this summer (September 1)

Three  Crimean police officers were sentenced for tortures for  6 to 7 years in jail (1 September)

Gongadze's widow seek open trial on Pukach in the European Court (September 1)

Ratification of the EU - Ukraine agreement the will depend on the outcome of the case of Yulia Tymoshenko, declares French Foreign Minister (4 September)

Brussels will continue negotiations with Kyiv on Association Agreement, but notifies about ratification problems if the situation with Tymoshenko does not change (5 September)

Foreign Minister of Slovakia expressed to Gryshchenko his concern of  EU position as for Ukrainian opposition (6 September)

Populists of European Parliament prepare critical resolution concerning Ukraine (September 7)

The Court didn't prove law violation by the participants in the fight on Khreshchatyk street  (September 7)

Melnichenko said he was not allowed to leave the territory of Ukraine to take part in Economic Forum in Poland (September 7)

Director of Freedom House: The Government of Ukraine wants to send Tymoshenko  to jail (8 September)

 Administrative Courts of all instances in the first half of 2011 have received more applications than during the whole past year, affirms  head of the HAC (9 September)

Canada closely monitors the Tymoshenko's trial, says Ambassador (September 12)

Ukraine in 7 months of 2011 doubled the deficit of foreign trade , - State Statistics data (12 September)

63% of Ukrainian consider the political situation in the country unstable , according to  Research & Branding Group poll (September 12)

Ukrainian Communists blamed the government in initiating antisocial bills and say that they will complain to the Constitutional Court if Yanukovych signs the draft project of a law. (September 12)

Many Ukrainian never even heard of the law about access to public information, according to a Razumkov Center survey (September 13)

Two police officers who beat a citizen in district police station, may be sentenced to 10 years of jail (13 September)

Less than one-fifth of the Ukrainian population considers economic reform in Ukraine effective, according to Razumkov Center poll (September 13)

More than half of Ukrainian do not trust the current government and believe that the country is moving toward instability, according to Survey of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) (13 September)

Proposed  by the Ministry of Education conditions of admission to universities restrict equal access to higher education, affirms the Centre of Educational Monitoring (September 13)

President of the OSCE PA concerned by opposition persecution in Ukraine (14 September)

EPP President wants to ask the Belgian doctors to examine Tymoshenko (15 September)

EPP President invited Tymoshenko to Marseilles on the party congress in December (15 September)

In Tymoshenko and Lutsenko trials Ukraine has to observe the local  and international law , says Saakashvili (15 September)

Price of imported Russian gas for Ukraine in the 4^th  quarter has increased by 12%, mentioned the government source (15 September)

Human rights activists concerned about the rights of the prisoners in Ukraine and their high mortality toll (15 September)

Community activists applied to the court on the mayor of Odessa and the Odessa City Council with a request to abolish a decision concerning  the city status (15 September)

Organization football fans asks Platini to help in a situation with the Kiev polygraph company (15 September)

Government of Ukraine proposes to increase the nation debt limit by 11% in 2012 (16 September)

Onopenko intends to fight for the position of Head of the Supreme Court (16 September)

Chairman of the Venice Commission thinks that Ukraine deserves a better Constitution (16 September)

Gross external debt of Ukraine for the II quarter of 2011 rose by 2.2% , announced National Bank of Ukraine (September 16)

 Tymoshenko's trial  influence integration process of Ukraine, affirms Foreign Minister of Sweden (16 September)

Compliance with Ukraine European standards of democracy are essential to the Association Agreement with the European Union, affirms Foreign Minister of Poland (17 September)

Only 8 of deputies have voted for a  draft law of the mandatory publication of financial reports of parties (21 September)

Ukraine should focus on the performance of their obligations instead of seeking consolidation of EU membership prospects, says Ambassador to France (21 September)

CPU refuses to vote for a bill to cancel benefits 16 categories of citizens (21 September)

Ukrainian diaspora in the United States has written an open letter to Yanukovich on the deterioration of democracy in the country and the persecution of its opposition leaders (22 September)

Representatives of international non-governmental organization "Hyumanitad" believe that the justice system in Ukraine is close to collapse (22 September)

Trials on opposition party can influence  Ukraine's European integration, according to the Venice Commission (22 September)

Tymoshenko is invited to participate in the 41st session of the Parliament of Canada (22 September)

The court banned public events in the center of  Kyiv on 22-23 September (22 September)

Two members of the Kharkiv City Council announced about their departure from Tygibko's "Strong Ukraine" (September 22)

Law enforcement officials refused to initiate criminal charges for a gunshot wound of activist who refused to remove a T-shirt with the inscription "Thanks to the residents of Donbass", by  NGO (22 September)

In PACE hopes that during the electoral reform in Ukraine, proposals of CE will be taken into account (22 September)

Monitoring of internal processes in Ukraine will continue till the completion of  the whole legal system reform, say  PACE officials (September 22)

Chairman of Ukrainian Elections Committee: The draft law on elections will take into account government comments, so that Elections Committee will draw positive conclusion (23 September)

The question of participation Tymoshenko and Lutsenko in the elections can not be solved legislatively, says Chairman of UEC (23 September)

Government officials in the state budget of 2012 have forgotten about the debt to Russia for a discount on gas according to Kharkiv agreements, notes ex-finance minister Umansky (24 September)

Parliament approved the law on the introduction of plastic passport cards violates the constitutional principles of state , - Justice (24 September)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany demands the immediate transfer Lutsenko to hospital (24 September)

Refusal to winter time transition will negatively influence Ukrainian stock market, affirms the chairman of the Ukrainian market (24 September)

Hillary Clinton: U.S. calls on the authorities of Ukraine to respect democratic principles (September 27)

Brussels is concerned about the prosecutor  proposal to condemn Tymoshenko for 7 years of prison (28 September)

Changes in the fight against corruption in Ukraine aren't felt - Ambassador of Germany (28 September)

Working Group for drafting a law on parliamentary elections did not take into account suggestions by the Venice Commission, according to Consortium of Election Initiatives (September 28)

In any  European country President does not determine the electoral system, as Yanukovych did - Teixeira (28 September)

Teixeira did not know European capitals with such prolonged absence of the mayor in office, as in Kiev (September 28)

The situation in Ukraine and Belarus will be reflected in the document of Eastern Partnership Summit, they declare in Brussels (29 September)

Chairmen of the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal  of  Crimea  applied for resignation (30 September)

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