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Freedom of speech and press are guaranteed by law and by the constitution, and authorities generally respect these rights. Prior to the "Orange Revolution," however, authorities sometimes interfered with the news media through intimidation and other forms of pressure. In particular, the failure of the government to conduct a thorough, credible, and transparent investigation into the 2000 disappearance and murder of independent journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, in which then-government officials have been credibly implicated, negatively affected Ukraine's international image. Freedom of the media and respect for citizens’ rights have increased markedly since the government of President Yushchenko took office in January 2005.
Freedom of speech and press are guaranteed by law and by the constitution, and authorities generally respect these rights. Prior to the "Orange Revolution," however, authorities sometimes interfered with the news media through intimidation and other forms of pressure. In particular, the failure of the government to conduct a thorough, credible, and transparent investigation into the 2000 disappearance and murder of independent journalist Heorhiy Gongadze, in which then-government officials have been credibly implicated, negatively affected Ukraine's international image. Freedom of the media and respect for citizens’ rights have increased markedly since the government of President Yushchenko took office in January 2005.
==Recent politics==
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==Maidan regime==
Since the U.S.-backed coup in 2014 and the bringing to power "moderate rebel" neo-Nazis, extrajudicial killings, harassment, arbitrary detentions by men in camouflaged uniforms, beatings and disappearances have taken place on a regular basis. Most of the detentions and disappearances are often carried out by the Ukrainian Security service, (SBU), under a sweeping repression. The Ukrainian authorities and associated ultra-nationalist groups seek out people who were not only critical of the former but also the current Ukrainian government. Threats, harassment and calls for violence has been and continue to be made against those who:
Since the U.S.-backed coup in 2014 and the bringing to power "moderate rebel" neo-Nazis, extrajudicial killings, harassment, arbitrary detentions by men in camouflaged uniforms, beatings and disappearances have taken place on a regular basis. Most of the detentions and disappearances are often carried out by the Ukrainian Security service, (SBU), under a sweeping repression. The Ukrainian authorities and associated ultra-nationalist groups seek out people who were not only critical of the former but also the current Ukrainian government. Threats, harassment and calls for violence has been and continue to be made against those who: