Russia

Russian Minister Calls for Limits on the Internet

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:15:13 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Guy Faulconbridge
Russia's interior minister called for limits on the Internet to prevent a slide in traditional cultural values among young people, raising fears of controls over the vibrant Russian-language Web.

Putin Says No Plans to Crack Down on Internet

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:52:03 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Thomas Grove
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he had no plans to crack down on the Internet ahead of 2012 elections, seeking to play down concerns over recent hacker attacks on a blogging website. "My personal opinion is that I don't think it is possible to limit anything," said Putin, answering a question from a lawmaker after his annual address to parliament.

Russia: Expelled British Journalist Offered New Visa

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:16:00 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Clifford J. Levy
A British journalist who was expelled from Russia over the weekend is considering an offer from the Russian Foreign Ministry to receive a new visa and return to work in Moscow, his newspaper said.

Russia Plays Down Expulsion of British Journalist

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:07:51 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Clifford J. Levy
The Russian Foreign Ministry sought to play down the expulsion of a British correspondent based in Moscow, saying that he had violated rules for journalists but that he could return if he agreed to abide by them.

Russia Expels a British Journalist

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:25:07 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Clifford J. Levy
Russia has expelled the Moscow correspondent for The Guardian, who has played a role in its coverage of WikiLeaks. Russian officials offered no explanation for the move.

WikiLeaks Joins Forces with Billionaire Lebedev

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:05:37 -0500

Full article: Bloomberg
Anastasia Ustinova and Ilya Arkhipov
Novaya Gazeta, the Moscow newspaper controlled by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and billionaire Alexander Lebedev, said it agreed to join forces with WikiLeaks to expose corruption in Russia.

In Russia, Free Speech Is a Matter of State Control

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:52:27 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Kathy Lally
Here's what the world looks like in a country where the government controls the media: One evening, the main television channel uses prime time to broadcast a concert across vast Russia, paying tribute to the much-feared tax collectors. Another day, media overseers charge a respected newspaper with extremism -- for straightforward reporting on neo-Nazi groups.

The High Price of Journalism in Putin's Russia

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:11:22 -0500

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Elena Milashina
As a journalist for Russia's leading independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, I have been lucky. For over a decade I've had the privilege to report extensively on dramatic current events in my country. Yet we have paid a heavy price for our independence. Over the past 10 years, five of Novaya Gazeta's journalists have been murdered.

Russian Journalists, Fighting Graft, Pay in Blood

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:09:11 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Clifford J. Levy
In Russia attacks and other means of intimidation, including aggressive efforts by prosecutors to shut down news media outlets or nonprofit groups, serve as an unnerving deterrent. And in a few cases, the violence in the country has escalated into contract killings. Corruption is widespread in Russia, and government often functions poorly. But most journalists shy away from delving deeply into these problems.

Clinton Raises Impunity in Journalist Murders in Russia

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:20:09 -0400

Full article: Committee to Protect Journalists
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke about journalist protections at a town hall-style meeting in Moscow. Clinton mentioned that 18 journalists have been killed in Russia since 2000, and in only one case have the killers been convicted. “A society cannot be truly open when those who stand up and speak out are murdered and people cannot trust the rule of law when killers act with impunity," she said.