All Posts Tagged With: "censorship"
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
Duma Passes Bill for FSB ‘Special Preventative Measures’
The Russian State Duma has passed a government-sponsored bill feared by rights advocates and oppositionists for the negative effect it could have on free speech.
Jun 11, 2010 | Continued
Violations of Journalists Rights Leading to More Censorship, Self-Censorship
Pressure by the police, media companies, and pending federal legislation are among a host of problems that journalists fear are leading to greater censorship and self-censorship within the Russian media.
May 25, 2010 | Continued
Duma Bill Would Ban Reproducing ‘Statements by Terrorists’ (updated)
Amidst public criticism of the Kremlin’s failure to prevent terrorist attacks, a new law adopted by the Russian State Duma will ban the media from reproducing any statements whatsoever issued by anyone deemed to be a terrorist.
Apr 5, 2010 | Continued
A Crooked Broadcast
Having chosen to air dramas instead of covering Moscow’s worst terrorist attacks in the past six years, Russia’s state-controlled television has become “a virtual form of reality,” writes Gazeta.ru columnist Natalia Gevorkyan.
Apr 2, 2010 | Continued
Yulia Latynina on Russia’s Squandered Billions
Award-winning Russian journalist Yulia Latynina discusses what happens when a country spends it’s money on presidential palaces instead of infrastructure and roads. An exclusive from theotherrussia.org
Mar 26, 2010 | Continued
Censored Izvestia Journalist Quits
Well-known Russian journalist Maksim Sokolov is quitting his job at the newspaper Izvestia after editors refused to publish an article critical of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov.
Mar 22, 2010 | Continued
Ekho Moskvy Bans Song Critical of Lukoil VP
Ekho Moskvy, considered to be one of Russia’s only uncensored news sources, has clamped down on a host’s attempt to play a song criticizing a high-level oil executive suspected of killing two women in a car crash last month.
Mar 3, 2010 | Continued
Kasparov: Don’t Cosy up to Russia, Europe
Writing for the Guardian, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov chastises European leaders for their close relationships with Russia that enable the Kremlin’s violent suppression of free speech and human rights.
Feb 27, 2010 | Continued