The Ukrainian government has conducted extensive audio and video surveillance of a major news outlet. After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, President Zelensky nationalized the media and imposed a tight control over information.

Ukrainian Government Exposed Surveilling News Outlet

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Notes (overkill):

Bihus.info is a part of EU’s Anti-Corruption Initiative. The editor-in-chief, Denys Bihus, won the 2017 Democracy Award from the National Endowment for Democracy. Bihus is also a member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, which is funded by several front organizations:

Bay and Paul Foundations, Ford Foundation, Humanity United, Reva & David Logan Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Fondation Nicolas Puech, Oak Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Consortium for Human Rights and Media in Africa project (CHARM) through Fojo: Media Institute, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GITOC), Hewlett Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Porticus Asia Ltd, King Baudouin Foundation, LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, Knight Chair in Investigative Reporting (Knight Foundation).

Fojo, of Linnaeus University, “started a project that is implemented by the Consortium for Human Rights and Media in Africa (CHARM), composed of: CIVICUS, Civil Rights Defenders, Defend Defenders, Fojo Media Institute, Hub Afrique, and Wits Journalism”. – Source

CHARM Africa is funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, a Swedish government agency.

CIVICUS 2022 Financials:

The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime is not for profit and has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Norway and Switzerland provided funding and helped with operations. – Source.

King Baudouin Foundation US (partnered with Give2Asia to form Myriad USA): 2022 Financials, USAID, nonprofit partners. Donors: Skoll Foundation, Michel David Weill Foundation, Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Levi Strauss, Paulson Family Foundation, Cultures Of Resistance Network, Woodshouse Foundation, Koret Foundation, Annenberg Foundation, etc.

Myriad USA’s corporate partners:

Give2Asia (part of the Myriad Alliance): Asian charities, 2022 Financials. Donors: Mastercard, Starbucks, Corning Inc, Cultures of Resistance Network, David And Lucile Packard Foundation, Margaret A Cargill Foundation, Estée Lauder, Harley Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Committee Of 100, Raymond James Financial, Annenberg Foundation, Cigna, etc.

Asia Foundation (Myriad Alliance)