Ukraine: Song contest glitz gives way to government censorship
by Jane Whyatt
After the fireworks came the crackdown. Kiev as host of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest showed her friendliest face to the world’s TV viewers. "Celebrate diversity" was the slogan above the main stage where Portugal's Salvador Sobral emerged as the winner.
Ukraine's friendly face has been replaced by a scowl as the country's regime cracks down on social media platforms and critical voices. (Photo: Andres Putting, official Eurovision website press gallery)
Just a few days later the government of President Petro Poroshenko announced that they will block Ukraine's most popular social media networks - including VKontakte, which is more…
