Protesters in Ukraine rallied outside the Internal Affairs Ministry on Thursday after a journalist was badly beaten.
A protestor holds photos of journalist Tetyana Chornovil outside the Internal Affairs Ministry in Kiev. Photo: AFP
Tetyana Chornovol, 34, is in intensive care in hospital after her car was rammed outside Kiev late on Wednesday and she was beaten by unidentified men.
Shortly before Ms Chornovol was attacked, she published a blog about a "country manor" which she said was being constructed for Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko near Kiev.
The BBC reports Ms Chornovol has previously accused top officials of engaging in dubious business practices and exposed their wealth.
Last year, she scaled the fence of a lavish country home which she said was owned by President Viktor Yanukovych.
Pictures of the heavily guarded house raised questions about how the president could finance such a luxurious home.
The BBC reports Mr Yanukovych has been facing protests for weeks since he backtracked on an agreement for closer ties with Europe.
Opposition UDAR party leader Vitali Klitschko called on journalists to go on strike in solidarity with Ms Chornovol.
Freedom party leader Oleh Tyahnybok said the attack on Ms Chornovol's life was part of a wider campaign of intimidation against the opposition.
President Yanukovych has ordered an investigation into the beating.
