The functions of the state are eroding in Ukraine, while law enforcement are increasingly losing public support. Under such conditions, journalists and public figures are facing tougher attacks, finding themselves in various unpleasant situations. There are many examples, from the tragic story of acid attack victim Kateryna Gandziuk to the arson attack on anti-graft activist Vitaliy Shabunin’s house and Skhemy investigative journalists’ car. It should be noted that Skhemy had been under pressure for quite a while – it’s not the first time their cars get damaged. Also, their top reporter Mykhailo Tkach recently found singes of eavesdropping equipment being installed in his apartment.
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Anatoliy Oktysiuk: Fears of Gongadze case repeating in Ukraine
The police together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) of Lviv region have detained the suspects in the case on the arson of a Mitsubishi Colt car, which belonged to journalist of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Halyna Tereschuk.
