Ukraine passed the bill about sanctions in first reading, it give power to close media, websites, and more

[Anton Nesterov]

Seems like it finally passed, but without that bad things
http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc34?id=&pf3511=51915&pf35401=311045

But seems like The National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of
Ukraine asking now for blocking Russian-language Euronews (but not
Ukrainian), says it's "propagandist"
http://www.nrada.gov.ua/ua/news/radanews/23304.html

Anton Nesterov wrote:
> It includes many types of sanctions, but most interesting is that ones:
> 
> 9) the prohibition or restriction of the retransmission of television
> and radio channels;
> 10) the prohibition to use radio frequency resource of Ukraine;
> 11) the restriction or termination of the media or other information
> activities, including those in the Internet;
> 12) the restriction or prohibition of production or distribution of
> printed materials and other information materials;
> 24) the prohibition of political parties, movements and other civil
> society associations and foundations;
> 
> So if that bill will be passed, National Security and Defense Council
> can ban any foreign media, website, foundation, movement, printed
> material, etc. without court.
> 
> http://osvita.mediasapiens.ua/material/33612 news report (in Ukrainian)
> http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/zweb2/webproc4_1?pf3511=51915 text (in
> Ukrainian)
>