Kyiv Post
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The Kyiv Post is Ukraine
's leading English-language newspaper.
) by an American, Jed Sunden. The paper covers politics, business and entertainment. The staff is a team of Western
and Ukrainian journalists. Historically, the editorial policy has supported democracy and free markets. It has published investigative stories, including coverage of the 2000 murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze, the 2004 Orange Revolution
and political corruption. The Kyiv Post launched a Ukrainian-Russian language version of the paper in July 2010 to reach a mass audience,
KP Media (thus Sunden) sold the newspaper to British citizen Mohammad Zahoor on July 28, 2009. Zahoor owns the ISTIL Group and is a native of Pakistan
and a former (since 2008) trader in steel production in Donetsk
. Zahoor publishes the newspaper through his Public Media company.
From December 14, 2010, The Kyiv Post began blocking all internet traffic from the United Kingdom
(UK) as a protest against UK libel law. Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash
had started a libel lawsuit against Kyiv Post in the UK at the time; the case was struck out late February 2011 because the UK court believed Firtash had no major connection with the country.
On April 15, 2011, the publisher fired editor Brian Bonner for publishing an interview with a government minister despite the owner’s request to drop it, allegedly under pressure from the government. Journalists on the paper went on strike in protest. Zahoor reinstated Bonner as an editor on April 20, 2011, ending the strike. The weekly newspaper never missed a print issue during the work stoppage.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
's leading English-language newspaper.
History
The Kyiv Post was founded in September 1995 (as part of KP MediaKP Media
KP Media is a Ukrainian publishing company who publishes several magazines, an English language newspaper and owns several internet websites.-History:...
) by an American, Jed Sunden. The paper covers politics, business and entertainment. The staff is a team of Western
Western world
The Western world, also known as the West and the Occident , is a term referring to the countries of Western Europe , the countries of the Americas, as well all countries of Northern and Central Europe, Australia and New Zealand...
and Ukrainian journalists. Historically, the editorial policy has supported democracy and free markets. It has published investigative stories, including coverage of the 2000 murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze, the 2004 Orange Revolution
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in the immediate aftermath of the run-off vote of the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election which was claimed to be marred by massive corruption, voter...
and political corruption. The Kyiv Post launched a Ukrainian-Russian language version of the paper in July 2010 to reach a mass audience,
KP Media (thus Sunden) sold the newspaper to British citizen Mohammad Zahoor on July 28, 2009. Zahoor owns the ISTIL Group and is a native of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and a former (since 2008) trader in steel production in Donetsk
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
. Zahoor publishes the newspaper through his Public Media company.
From December 14, 2010, The Kyiv Post began blocking all internet traffic from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(UK) as a protest against UK libel law. Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash
Dmytro Firtash
Dmytro Firtash is a Ukrainian businessman and billionaire .Firtash first steps in business where in in the food industry in the early 1990s before moving into gas trading....
had started a libel lawsuit against Kyiv Post in the UK at the time; the case was struck out late February 2011 because the UK court believed Firtash had no major connection with the country.
On April 15, 2011, the publisher fired editor Brian Bonner for publishing an interview with a government minister despite the owner’s request to drop it, allegedly under pressure from the government. Journalists on the paper went on strike in protest. Zahoor reinstated Bonner as an editor on April 20, 2011, ending the strike. The weekly newspaper never missed a print issue during the work stoppage.