Ukraine's protest movement
Moscow - Arab Today
A Ukrainian court ruled to place in pretrial custody five men, accused of beating up a prominent Ukrainian female investigative journalist and activist. Tatiana Chornovil was driving home when she noticed she was being followed by
a dark-colored SUV, Ukrainian police said.
The car cut off Chornovil's vehicle and forced her off the side of the road, after which several men jumped out and smashed the journalist's rear car window, according to Russia's News Agency (RIA Novosti).
Police said the men dragged Chornovil out of her car and brutally beat her before abandoning her in a ditch.
Chernovol, an investigative journalist, blogger and mother of two children, had posted photos of what she alleged was the Ukrainian interior minister's luxury villa on local web portal Ukrainskaya Pravda hours before the attack.
She also regularly reported on the development of Ukraine's protest movement that emerged at the end of November after the president suddenly backed out of an association agreement with the European Union, and openly supported the country's political opposition, RIA Novosti said.
Ukrainian police have initially opened a criminal investigation into the incident for hooliganism, which is punishable by up to four years in prison under Ukrainian law. However, harsher charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm were added later.
Source: QNA
GMT 13:12 2018 Monday ,03 December
Russian embassy indignant over doxing of Russian reporters by British mediaGMT 11:43 2018 Sunday ,18 November
Minister of Media patronizes ceremony honoring winners of "Media Datathon"GMT 20:48 2018 Friday ,16 November
Israel bans entry of senior Arab journalists to West Bank for key eventGMT 15:43 2018 Friday ,19 October
Kremlin hopes situation with missing Saudi journalist in Istanbul will be solvedGMT 05:46 2018 Friday ,05 October
Moscow to ask "additional questions" to London on cyber attacks "Yakovenko"GMT 15:34 2018 Thursday ,04 October
Bassem Youssef holds satire masterclass at Focus Academy in Dubai Media CityGMT 17:09 2018 Friday ,21 September
Russian embassy rejects allegations about plans to help Assange escape from UKGMT 17:32 2018 Saturday ,08 September
YouTube TV subscribers can now pause their membershipsMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor