Gongadze Case
Gongadze is a Georgian surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Georgiy Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist of Georgian origin * Myroslava Gongadze Myroslava Gongadze ( uk, Миросла́ва Володи́мирівна Ґонґа́дзе, born 19 June 1972) is a Ukrainian journalist currently living in the United States. Her husband, journalist Georgiy Gongadze, was abducted and murdered ..., Ukrainian journalist and political activist now living in the United States, widow of Georgiy Gongadze * Teimuraz Gongadze, Georgian footballer {{surname Georgian-language surnames Surnames of Georgian origin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Georgiy Gongadze
Georgiy Ruslanovych Gongadze ka, გიორგი რუსლანის ძე ღონღაძე, Giorgi Ruslanis dze Ghonghadze (21 May 1969 – 17 September 2000) was a Georgian- Ukrainian journalist and film director who was kidnapped and murdered in 2000 near Kyiv. He founded the online newspaper ''Ukrainska Pravda'' along with Olena Prytula in 2000. The circumstances of his death became a national scandal and a focus for protests against then-President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma. During the Cassette Scandal, audiotapes were released on which Kuchma, Volodymyr Lytvyn and other top-level administration officials are heard discussing the need to silence Gongadze for his online news reports about high-level corruption. Former Interior Minister Yuriy Kravchenko died of two gunshot wounds to the head on 4 March 2005, just hours before he was to begin providing testimony as a witness in the case. Kravchenko was the superior of the four policemen who were charged wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Myroslava Gongadze
Myroslava Gongadze ( uk, Миросла́ва Володи́мирівна Ґонґа́дзе, born 19 June 1972) is a Ukrainian journalist currently 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 Ukraine, and has continued to work for justice in the case of her husband's murder. Biography and career Myroslava Petryshyn () was born on June 19, 1972, in Berezhany, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. She earned a master's degree in civic law from University of Lviv (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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Teimuraz Gongadze
Teymuraz Gongadze ( ka, თეიმურაზ ღონღაძე; born 8 September 1985) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a defender for FC Metalurgi Rustavi. He was capped for the national team on 12 August 2009 against Malta Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies .... References External links * * 1985 births Living people Men's footballers from Georgia (country) Footballers from Tbilisi Georgia (country) men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers from Georgia (country) Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan FC Tbilisi players FC Borjomi players FC Meskheti Akhaltsikhe players FC Metalurgi Rustavi players Simurq PIK players Expatriate sportspeople from Georgia (country) in Azerbaijan FC Dinamo Tbilisi players FC Zest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |