Media
Journalist Murdered in Dagestan, Russia
Abdullah Alishayev, a Dagestani television reporter known for his criticism of Wahhabism, died in a Makhachkala hospital after he was attacked my armed gunmen.
Sep 3, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Leader Killed In Police Custody
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ingushetia, one of Russia’s southern republics, after an opposition leader and businessman was shot and killed while in police custody. In an open letter, Roza Malsagova, the editor-in-chief of the opposition internet newspaper Ingushetiya.ru, blames Ingushetia’s president Murat Zyazikov for Yevloyev’s death.
Sep 2, 2008 | Continued
Criminal Case Launched Against Russian Opposition Blogger
Authorities in Russia’s Kemerovo oblast have launched a criminal investigation against Dmitri Solovyov, an opposition activist with the Oborona Youth Movement, for entries in his LiveJournal blog.
Aug 18, 2008 | Continued
Online Newspaper Chief Flees Russia
The editor-in-chief of the independent Ingushetiya.ru online newspaper has fled Russia, and will seek political asylum in Europe, after persecution on the part of authorities.
Aug 5, 2008 | Continued
Russian Interior Minister Calls for Restricting Internet
Russia’s Interior Minister has asserted that the internet must be regulated as a mass-media outlet, and has called on the Ministry of Justice, the FSB and Ministry of Interior Affairs to lobby for restrictions to the internet.
Jul 14, 2008 | Continued
Streets Cleaned, Media Silenced Ahead of Putin Visit
Print media in the northern city of Arkhangelsk have been told to cease publishing stories critical of the authorities, in preparation of a visit by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Jul 9, 2008 | Continued
Russian Blogger Sentenced Over LiveJournal Comment
A young Russian blogger has been found guilty of “inciting hatred and enmity” over a comment left on a LiveJournal weblog. Due to mitigating circumstances, he has received a suspended sentence of one year.
Jul 7, 2008 | Continued
Russia to Commission Patriotic Films
The Russian state will soon start commissioning and funding domestic films, with the intention of creating films with a “humanitarian, spiritual and patriotic character.”
Jul 2, 2008 | Continued
Russian Businessman Pays Out For Defamatory Blog Entry
A Moscow court has compelled businessman and former State Duma representative Alexander Lebedev to pay damages for a defamatory post written in his LiveJournal blog.
Jun 25, 2008 | Continued
Politkovskaya Case Far From Closed – Novaya Gazeta Editor
Dmitri Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, said the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was far from resolved. Two suspects were released earlier this week.
Jun 5, 2008 | Continued