EN
Back to database
DISINFO: University student expelled for asking President Poroshenko "uncomfortable question"

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: MIR ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: October 16, 2016
  • Countries / regions discussed: Ukraine

Tags:

Censorship Freedom of speech Petro Poroshenko

DISINFO: University student expelled for asking President Poroshenko "uncomfortable question"

SUMMARY

University student expelled for asking President Poroshenko “uncomfortable question”.

RESPONSE

The video of the meeting (bit.ly/2eFKvgz), shows that one of the students called out a question about the war to the President. The student in question is a student at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy and he is not being expelled for asking the President a challenging question. Kyiv Mohyla president Andriy Meleshevych said that he was proud that their students think critically and added that believing that a university would expel a student for challenging official authority shows a complete lack understanding of what freedom of speech is about.bit.ly/2dEkuNn,

Disclaimer

Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.

    %s

      Your opinion matters!

      Data Protection Information *

        Subscribe to the Disinfo Review

        Your weekly update on pro-Kremlin disinformation

        Data Protection Information *

        The Disinformation Review is sent through Mailchimp.com. See Mailchimp’s privacy policy and find out more on how EEAS protects your personal data.

        🎵 Playlist