Oles Buzina, former editor-in-chief of daily Segodnya, was gunned down by two masked men at 1:20 p.m. while jogging near his home in Kiev on April 16, 2015. Buzina had earlier said that he had received threats. According to the media reports, two days before the murder his home address and mobile number were made public on Internet websites. Buzina was an author and TV presenter, and reportedly was well known for writing pro-Russian opinion pieces. He had also unsuccessfully stood in the 2014 parliamentary elections as a candidate with the Russian Bloc party.
More Articles
Recent Posts
- IPI and Report for the World announce innovation and revenue roadmap April 18, 2024
- Africa Media Monitoring March 2024: Threats to press freedom in Chad, Nigeria, and Togo April 17, 2024
- The Outlook: Tailoring your content to social platforms April 15, 2024
- Ukraine: IPI sends letter to authorities on apparent intimidation of journalists April 12, 2024
- Georgia: MFRR partners strongly condemn new attempts to introduce a law on “Transparency of Foreign Influence” April 11, 2024
- Safety and justice: demanding accountability for attacks against journalists in Serbia April 11, 2024
- Malawi: Journalist charged under cybercrime law April 10, 2024
- Three years later: still no justice for murdered Greek journalist April 9, 2024