Media
Computers Seized from Independent Newspaper in Togliatti
Law enforcement officers have seized all the computers from the Togliatti Review, an independent Russian newspaper in the Samara oblast. Editors believe the seizure is retribution for a series of articles critical of the United Russia political party.
Feb 3, 2008 | Continued
Newsstands to Stop Carrying Novaya Gazeta in St. Petersburg
Regional newspaper distributors have decided to drop circulation of “Novaya Gazeta in St. Petersburg,” a local edition of Russia’s most prominent independent newspaper.
Jan 15, 2008 | Continued
Russian NGO Records Deteriorating Situation for Journalists in Russia
The Glasnost Defense Foundation, a Russian NGO, has released a report on the dangers faced by journalists in present-day Russia.
Jan 15, 2008 | Continued
FOX: Kasparov Is the Real “Man of the Year”
Time magazine may have swooned for Putin’s “steely gaze” but David Asman and the other sharp folks over at FoxBusiness know to look at the record instead of Putin’s eyes. They honored Garry Kasparov, calling him “The Real ‘Man of the Year.”
Jan 8, 2008 | Continued
Kasparov in WSJ: Endorsing Dictatorship
Garry Kasparov’s latest editorial in the Wall Street Journal assaults the continued acquiescence of the West to Vladimir Putin’s demolition of Russian democracy. From Condoleezza Rice to Time magazine, human rights are clearly of secondary importance.
Dec 23, 2007 | Continued
Kasparov on TIME ‘Person of the Year’ for Putin
Exclusive statement from Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov on TIME Magazine awarding its “Person of the Year” award to Vladimir Putin. “This will be promoted within Russia and around the world as an endorsement by the West of Putin’s policies of dictatorship.”
Dec 19, 2007 | Continued
Russian Immigration Agency Knew Nothing About Morar’s Deportation
Konstantin Romodanovsky, the director of Russia’s Federal Migration Service, doesn’t know why journalist Natalya Morar was expelled from the country . He indicated that the FSB was likely the reason, and told journalists to “read between the lines” and “listen between the words.”
Dec 19, 2007 | Continued
RBC Daily Forces Journalist Out For Political Writing
Anastasia Samotorova, the author of a recent story critical of limited media access to the Kremlin, was forced to resign by her employer, the RosBusinessConsulting Daily newspaper.
Dec 18, 2007 | Continued
Investigative Journalist Barred From Returning to Moscow
Natalya Morar, a reporter for “The New Times” magazine, has been blocked from entering Russia by a statute used for guaranteeing safety of the State. She had recently published an article exposing the Kremlin’s manipulations in the December 2nd State Duma elections.
Dec 17, 2007 | Continued
The Last Island of Freedom
LiveJournal, the most popular blogging service in Russia, was recently sold to a Russian company. Sergei Petrunin discusses the significance of the sale on freedom of speech and freedom of thought in Russia.
Dec 13, 2007 | Continued