All Posts Tagged With: "journalism"
A Dark Day for Press Freedom in Russia
Journalist Victoria Rabotnova comments on World Press Freedom Day, noting that Russians have little to celebrate. The article first appeared on May 4th, 2007 on Kasparov.ru.
May 4, 2008 | Continued
Report Finds Less Press Freedom in Russia
An annual report released by the US-based Freedom House finds that media freedoms in Russia continued to decline in 2007.
May 1, 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
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
Two Journalists Assaulted in Dagestan
Two journalists are recovering from their injuries after they were attacked and beaten in Makhachkala, the capital of the Republic of Dagestan.
Mar 2, 2008 | Continued
An Open Letter to the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia
An open letter to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) from a series of prominent journalists, questioning the actions taken against Natalya Morar. Morar, a fiery investigative journalist, has been barred without explanation from entering Russia.
Mar 1, 2008 | Continued
International Journalist Group Asks Microsoft to Help Independent Media in Russia
Amid a rising tide of government lawsuits targeting media groups in Russia, the International Federation of Journalists called on Microsoft Corporation to donate software to Russia’s poorest independent media outlets. News media critical of the government are being targeted for using unlicensed software.
Feb 10, 2008 | Continued
Committee to Protect Journalists Calls Russian Media Freedom “Unacceptable”
The Committee to Protect Journalists has released its annual report on conditions for journalists around the world. According to the publication, Russia is the third most dangerous country in the world for press-workers.
Feb 6, 2008 | Continued
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