Journalists striking in defence of freedom of speech, and a reason to worry..

'Chornomorska' TV and two other Ukrainian TV stations are suspending their broadcasts "in defence of freedom of speech" and are on strike for one hour tonight.

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Vasyl Klymentyev, the editor-in-chief of the Kharkiv independent investigative newspaper, "Novyi Styl", disappeared several days ago.

A shiver went down my back as quick scan through the publication's website revealed a recent series of fearless investigative pieces exposing some very dirty cases of corruption within the ranks of law enforcement agencies and the judiciary in Kharkiv.

Klymentyev has trodden of quite a few ugly toes. I sincerely hope he's o.k. and this is not a return to the bad old days...but it's a worry..