Ukrainian media does not care about Kazakhstan?

Journalist portal “Respublika” Natalia Sadykov talked to the chairman of the board Ukrainian “Center for Civil Liberties” Aleksandroy Matveychuk disregard for Ukrainian journalists presentation of the report on the events in Zhanaozen, Kazakhstan. Later also had to observe the situation when the Ukrainian press persistently ignored the events concerning other countries. But at the same time in Ukraine want to support the whole world.

During familiarization Alexander said that after the shooting of peaceful demonstrators in Zhanaozen social activists observed the trial in Aktau. Seen and heard in the case of the thirty-seven oil workers are not left indifferent Ukrainians. All the horrors endured Zhanaozen, they wanted to tell in Kiev. Report planned to present at a public event.

“We understand that we are dealing not just with gross human rights violations, and dangerous practices of authoritarian suppression of dissent, which can be easily transferred to the Ukrainian soil. We have suffered a great disappointment. At a press conference on “The shooting of peaceful demonstrations in Zhanaozen and its results: Ukraine – not Zhanaozen” came not a single journalist. Ukraine was not interested in shooting of peaceful protesters in other countries “, – said Matveichuk.

Two years later, Ukraine on Independence outlive your Zhanaozen, about a hundred of Heaven knows the whole world. Then there will be the annexation of Crimea, the war in the Donbas and downed Boeing. But Ukrainian journalists continue to ignore the press conference spoken about the problems of other countries. Even if the problems that have recently faced the Ukrainian people. Alexander Matveichuk believes that the lack of interest in what is happening in other countries – a bright sign of provincialism of thinking.

“Especially when it comes to human rights in the post-Soviet region, which I call the region the” new independent states “(even with a thousand years of history). There is a clear trend for all the processes that make up the so-called “authoritarian Club”: they quickly take over all repressive ” know-how ” of each other, so you need to know the consequences of certain decisions and be able to see their conditions in their own country “, – he explained Chairman of the Board “Center for civil liberties.”

Aleksandra Matveychuk believes that in Ukraine is only now beginning to realize, as the Russian law on foreign agents, dispersal and destruction of the Marsh press freedom in Ukraine affected. First, following the “first swallow” as maimed in law, and then annexation Crimean, which according to sociological studies endorse Russians 88% (94% of which get their information from TV screens).

“Ukraine is gradually realizes that the civil societies of our countries, too, should unite and support each other, even at the level of ordinary communication. Not by chance, after a flood in Georgia Ukrainian segment of Facebook was filled with words of support and solidarity. But at the same time, none of the Ukrainian political establishment has not publicly urged to boycott European Games in Azerbaijan, which are held on the background of total stripping of civil society and the imprisonment of almost all human rights defenders.

In Ukraine, will remember this when we have, in turn, will talk about the inadmissibility of the football championship in Russia, which is unleashed and bloody war in the Donbass, the victims of which are already at least eight thousand people “, – said Alexander.

This topic, we are actively discussing with the Ukrainian colleagues. Media journalist Roman Kabachy Institute, suggested that the indifference of the sources can be found in the history of the Ukrainian people, who were interested in a purely internal problem. But anthropologist and PhD in History Lesya Gasidzhak refutes this theory.

“I strongly disagree with the idea that Ukrainian journalists indifference to the problems of other countries related to ethnic features. Sympathy, help your neighbor, custody of those who is weaker – it has always been with us, and regulated at the level of customary law. In the calendar year, even were the days when we were not allowed to work for oneself, but it was necessary to help the widows, the lonely, the old and infirm. Not to shelter for the night the one who travels, or asks for a piece of bread – always considered a great sin. Little has changed in 1920- 1930 th years, when the communist Soviet regime began to encourage snitching, the neighbor became an enemy – to social hatred and hostility build a new society, “- says Gasidzhak.

Ethnologist believes that the root of the problem must be sought in another – lack of professional journalism.

“We have very few good analytical texts. For us, more typical of the news publication of character. Large Text “people” can not read. “Fried” the facts always have a rating. Alas. And what you say – this is a new level, which we are still only aspire, “- says Lesya Gasidzhak, which itself is the editor of the web portal” museum space “.

However, Roman Kabachy said that the situation in Ukraine is quite similar to other countries of the former Soviet Union, except Baltic countries and Russia.

“Russia is itself a provider of news and news generator of other countries (it’s happening now, such a trend” Che there with Ukrainians, “used to be” Estonians Nazis dismantled monument “,” the Georgians attacked South Ossetia “and so on). Since we are all accustomed to the fact that it was in Moscow “know better” that tell Ukrainians about Estonians and Kazakhs about Ukrainians, too, we are all to blame. The Baltic countries have a short period of statehood in the interwar period, and they increasingly do not care what he thinks about them heiress occupant country “, – says Roman Kabachy.

Journalist offers steps to help Ukrainian media interest what is happening in the CIS countries. “The first is to understand that alone can not cope with the Kremlin ideological machine, and together and” Dad beat more easily. ” Second, throw the approach of “we the center of the world and we are all important” – important, but in the same way, other than important for us. Third: to develop its own network of bureaus in the capitals of CIS and Baltic countries, refusing to gradually from the horn of Moscow. And the fourth: to stimulate the foundation of media bureaus of post-Soviet countries in Kiev “, – lists Kabachy.

However, in addition to correspondents, in Kiev today can say about the influx of the opposition forces of the CIS countries, where it is still too early to talk about democracy. Russians, Belarusians, Kazakhs and even the Georgian opposition have settled in the Ukrainian capital, and from there try to influence the situation in their countries. Today, these idealists like anyone else in need of the support of Ukrainian media. Then, perhaps, and in these countries it will be possible to speak of the victory of human rights over the dictatorship.

Author: Natalia Sadykov

Sourse, 24/06/2015