Scorecard: UKRAINE

Positives:

• Assaults on journalists decline slightly.

• Suspects charged, tried in Gongadze slaying.

• Government stops issuing directives dictating news coverage.

• Advertising market is growing.

Negatives:

• Judicial system remains politicized.

• Prosecution in Gongadze case does not include suspected masterminds.

• Pending bill would make libel a criminal offense.

• Yushchenko has not followed through on promises to reform state media.