Media
Lawmakers in Russia Recommend Internet Regulation
Russia’s Public Chamber, which oversees draft legislation and advises the Parliament, has upheld recent legislation that would regulate information on the internet.
Apr 18, 2008 | Continued
Russian Agency Demands Registration for all Wi-Fi Devices
The Russian agency responsible for regulating media and communications wants to require mandatory registration from every wireless-enabled device. According to the agency, operators of notebook computers, PDAs, and Wi-Fi hotspots must register their devices, or risk having them confiscated.
Apr 15, 2008 | Continued
Russian Prosecutors Present Draft Law to Regulate Internet
The office of Russia’s Prosecutor General has presented the Parliament with draft amendments for regulating the mass-media, including stricter government control of the internet. A new law on internet extremism is also circulating in Russia’s lower house.
Apr 12, 2008 | Continued
Russian Government Limits Journalist Access
New rules that limit how journalists covering the Russian Government can access information came into effect on April 7th 2008.
Apr 9, 2008 | Continued
Russian Authorities Seize Computers from Two Publications in Azov
Russian authorities in the Rostov oblast have raided the editorial offices of two news outlets in the city of Azov, taking computers from the “Chitai-telenedelya” newspaper and the “Bely Kot” (White Cat) magazine.
Apr 5, 2008 | Continued
Russian Prosecutors Dissect Opposition Leader’s Online Journal
Prosecutors in the Russian city of Vologda have launched an investigation into the LiveJournal account of Ivan Belyaev, a local leader of the opposition United Civil Front party, and may charge him with inciting hatred and enmity.
Mar 30, 2008 | Continued
No Freedom of Speech in Russian Media—TV Personality
Vladimir Posner, a notable TV journalist and president of the Russian Academy of Television, has complained that there is no freedom of speech in the modern Russian mass-media.
Mar 28, 2008 | Continued
Journalist and Media Chief Murdered in Russia
In two cases that may or may not be connected, two media workers have been murdered in Moscow and Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan.
Mar 21, 2008 | Continued
Ingushetia Tries to Ban TV Station Over Critical Reporting
The Parliament of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia has demanded that REN-TV, a private television channel, be blocked from the region for inflammatory reporting. Sergei Mironov, the speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, regretted that the Government did not have the authority to do so.
Mar 19, 2008 | Continued
Russian Prosecutors Ask Parliament to Regulate Internet Content
In the latest attempt this year to regulate the Internet, the Russian Prosecutor-General’s Office has asked the Parliament to make internet-providers responsible for objectionable online content.
Mar 18, 2008 | Continued