Moscow considers unacceptable censorship in the media, which is carried out by the Ukrainian authorities, said the Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on the issues of human rights, democracy and rule of law Konstantin Dolgov, answering the question of Agency " Russia today ".
" sure, that the scale limitation of freedom of expression and media activities, including strict political censorship in Ukraine is unacceptable and contrary to international obligations, taken on its own shoulders the state ", - noted the diplomat.
" This ought to take into account and foreign ammo Kyiv authorities, who, speaking from high tribunes, proclaim adherence to the standards of a civilized democracy and human rights, but without a twinge of conscience turn a blind eye to what is happening in the field of human rights in Ukraine ", - said in his reply, the text of which is posted on the first day of the week.
Debts reminded that the annual report of the international organization " reporters without borders says that the number of killings of journalists of Ukraine took the third place after Syria and Palestine - 6 tragic cases for the period from may to August 2014. In 4 cases, loss of life of Russian citizens - Anatoly Clan, Anton Voloshin, Igor Korneluk and Andrey Stenin.
" All cases of crimes against media workers in Ukraine must be objectively investigated and the culprits brought to justice. Again call upon the relevant international human rights organization and structure, and amongst them a messenger of the OSCE on freedom of the media, to the adoption of the real effective steps in this direction ", - said because of this, the Russian diplomat.
He also said that, according to " Reporters without borders ", Ukraine took first place in the number of theft objectionable and media workers (33 out of the total of 119 in the world), the number of persons arrested correspondents (47 of 148 in the world) and the cases of threats and attacks on them (215 episodes from 1846 all over the world).
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