All Posts Tagged With: "censorship"
Posner Threatens to Cancel Show Over Censorship
TV host Vladimir Posner says he might cancel his show if state-owned Channel One subjects him to any more censorship – most recently involving opposition blogger Aleksei Navalny.
Feb 8, 2012 | Continued
Magazine Criticizing St. Petersburg Mayor ‘Confiscated’
Reports have surfaced that St. Petersburg city officials have allegedly ordered copies of a magazine to be confiscated on account of a critical article about Valentina Matvienko.
Jul 14, 2011 | Continued
Khodorkovsky’s Cell Mate Names Names in ‘Forced’ 2006 Attack
Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s former cell mate has come forward with the names and details of how law enforcement officers forced him to attack Khodorkovsky in 2006; prison officials refuse to comment on the story.
May 26, 2011 | Continued
FSB Orders Ulyanovsk ISP to Block LiveJournal
An internet service provider in Ulyanovsk says the Federal Security Service has ordered it to block access to the blogging platform LiveJournal.
May 18, 2011 | Continued
Moscow University Bans Art Exhibit ‘Because of Luzhkov’
Two artists say they’re being censored by International University in Moscow, where administrators have cancelled an exhibit after objecting to a piece criticizing former city mayor Yury Luzhkov.
Apr 28, 2011 | Continued
Freedom House: Russian Internet Only ‘Partly Free’
A new report out on the state of internet freedom around the world indicates deterioration in the situation in Russia, where bloggers and opposition websites are increasingly under attack.
Apr 18, 2011 | Continued
Posner Fails to Invite Oppositionists on TV
Television host Vladimir Posner promised to invite leading oppositionists onto his show in March, but that deadline is now fully passed and no such invitations have been made.
Apr 6, 2011 | Continued
Posner Plans to Interview Nemtsov in March
Russian television host Vladimir Posner says he plans to invite Boris Nemtsov on his show on state-run Channel One in March, along with Valeriya Novodvorskaya and possibly Garry Kasparov.
Feb 24, 2011 | Continued
Putin Gives Go-Ahead to Show Kasparov, Nemtsov on TV
In a surprising break from tradition, Vladimir Putin has apparently given the go-ahead to prominent TV host Vladimir Posner to bring opposition figures such as Garry Kasparov and Boris Nemtsov on television.
Feb 5, 2011 | Continued
Kremlin-Funded TV Claims Provocations ‘For YouTube Hits’
An article by the Independent delves into the motives behind the bias and censorship on Russia’s Kremlin-funded English-language news channel, RT.
Sep 23, 2010 | Continued
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