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Ukraine: Businessman Seeks Protection Via YouTube, Not Police

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Ukraine, Digital Activism, Economics & Business, Governance, Law, Politics, Protest, Technology

A Donetsk businessman posts hidden camera footage of threats and harassment by a competitor, as well as an appeal for help to the Ukrainian president, on YouTube; the video [1] (RUS) has generated over 56,000 views so far. (A detailed Kyiv Post story by Peter Byrne is here [2] (ENG); Vadim Isakov's GV translation on a similar case in Russia is here [3].)