hromadske
â ī¸ Violation Context
hromadske employs Yaroslava Volvach (Head of Investigative Journalism Department), who serves as a member of the Public Integrity Council of Ukraine (fourth composition). The PIC systematically applies integrity criteria equating connections to occupied Crimea with connections to the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian Law Violations (applicable through institutional tolerance):#
- Constitution of Ukraine, Article 2 â Territory of Ukraine is indivisible and inviolable.
- Constitution of Ukraine, Articles 73, 133â134 â Crimea is defined as an integral part of Ukraine.
đī¸ About
hromadske#
Employer of a PIC member participating in the Crimea-recognition methodology
hromadske is documented on CrimeaWatch because its head of investigative journalism department, Yaroslava Volvach, serves on the Public Integrity Council (fourth composition) â the body whose methodology treats occupied Crimea as equivalent to Russian territory.
Why This Profile Exists#
A civic media outlet whose investigative journalism head participates in PIC methodology â an outlet that positions itself as a watchdog over government and institutional conduct tolerates its own senior journalist’s participation in constitutionally questionable methodology.
Summary#
hromadske is documented on this site for its institutional tolerance of Yaroslava Volvach’s participation in the PIC’s Crimea-recognition methodology. The organization has not publicly addressed the contradiction between its institutional identity and its personnel’s PIC activities.
âšī¸ What Else We Know
Key Personnel Documented on This Site#
- Yaroslava Volvach â Head of Investigative Journalism Department; PIC member (fourth composition)
