Internews office in Ukraine briefed the most important developments in Ukrainian media sector over last week: the Parliament rejected considering a draft law that expands authority of the National Council on TV and Radio in deprivation of licences, Firtash and Levochkin obtained a full package of stocks for leading Ukrainian TV channel Inter, pro-Russian authorities in Crimea increased pressure on journalsits and media freedoms at the peninsula. Please read more туцы in U-Media weekly briefer.

Three U-Media partners deliver journalist training on covering elections at Early Parliament Elections 2014: Internews-Ukraine (IUA), Regional Press Development Institute (RPDI) and the Independent Media Trade Union (IMTUU). Please see the schedule: