"The Gongadze case is solved", stated Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko at the March 1st press conference, "Now I can tell my children who killed Gongadze and how they did it." Georgiy Gongadze, the editor-in-chief of the "Ukrainska Pravda" web site went missing on September 16, 2000. After a late meeting with his deputy, Olena Pritula, he called for a taxi and was never... read more

Media Developments Although coalition parties were claiming that putting the broadcasting sector in order was one of their priorities, elections of new members of the Broadcasting Agency Council (BAC) were not announced until mid-January, which means an entire year after the Government was formed. From the list of 16 candidates, the Parliament of Serbia should have elected... read more

MEMO 98, in cooperation with Adil Soz, has been conducting an independent and non-partisan project to systematically monitor the Kazakh media coverage with a special focus on the 19 September parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan. After the election, MEMO 98 has issued regular reports, including the media monitoring findings which were disseminated to the local media. The... read more