Myroslava Gongadze v. Ukraine
| Myroslava Gongadze Мирослава Гонгадзе |
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Myroslava Gongadze
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Myroslava Petryshyn 19 June 1972 Berezhany, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Education | Master’s degree in civic law at Lviv University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Widow of Georgiy Gongadze |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Myroslava Gongadze (Ukrainian: Миросла́ва Володи́мирівна Гонга́дзе, born 19 June 1972) is a Ukrainian journalist and political activist now living in the United States. Her husband, journalist Georgiy Gongadze, was abducted and murdered in 2000. Since then she has been a prominent advocate for freedom of the press and protection of the safety of reporters in the Ukraine, and has continued to work for justice in the case of her husband's murder.
Myroslava Petryshyn (Мирослава Петришин) was born on June 19, 1972, in Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. She earned a master's degree in civic law from Lviv University (completed in 1997), and in the early 1990s worked as a legal consultant for local government agencies.
During the early 1990s, Petryshyn became involved in journalism and Ukrainian politics. In 1993 she was a specialist in the information department of the journal Post-Postup. In 1994 and 1995 she served as deputy director and director of the press center for the New Wave political alliance (Нова Хвиля). During 1995 she was the head of the media department for the International Media Center STB (Міжнародний Медіа Центр - СТБ), and in 1998 was the head of public relations for the daily newspaper Day (День).
At the same time, Petryshyn became active in filmmaking . She was assistant director of Georgiy Gongadze's documentary short film Shadows of War (Ukrainian: Тіні війни, 1993) about the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict and executive producer of Dream Defenders (Охоронці мрії, 1996).
Myroslava Petryshyn was married to Georgiy Gongadze in 1995, and their twin daughters were born in 1997. Along with her husband, Myroslava Gongadze continued to work in journalistic projects opposed to the administration of President Leonid Kuchma.
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