Last week was a painful one for free speech in Russia. Tens of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Moscow bureau journalists were fired within two days....
Legendary radio service kicked off airwaves
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Iconic Radio Free Europe Moscow bureau shot by both sides
The last week was a painful one for free speech in Russia. Tens of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Moscow bureau journalists were fired within two...
Pussy Riot father: “Putin is a symbol of a sick system”
Stanislav Samutsevich, 73, is the father of the imprisoned Pussy Riot member, Ekaterina Samutsevich. She, together with Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and...
Putin’s grip on the internet
Vladimir Putin says [Ru] he doesn’t use the internet very much. But he has definitely recognised its power. The biggest protest rallies in...
Russia’s fight for “traditional values” doesn’t end with Pussy Riot
Next week will bring the verdict in the trial of feminist punk band Pussy Riot, who now face up to three years in prison for "hooliganism" motivated...
Pussy Riot versus the Religarchy
The destiny of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich has merged with the future of Russian democracy....
Pussy Riot held as lawyers prepare to call Putin to court
The Khamovnichesky court in Moscow has prolonged the detention of three Pussy Riot members until 12 January. The term of their arrest should have...
Duma criminalises defamation in attempt to silence opposition
The pro-Putin United Russia party has re-criminalised defamation, just half a year since it was decriminalised on the initiative of ex-president...
Open letter | Russian NGO law threatens free speech
Last week the Russian parliament pushed through a bill that in its current form would brand non-profit organisations receiving funds from abroad as...
Russia prepares internet blacklist
A draft law is set to create a digital blacklist of Russian websites which promote drugs or suicide or contain contain porn or "extremist"...