Issue 4270. Last Updated: 11/08/2009

Media Clampdown Approved by Duma

By Francesca Mereu
The State Duma passed in a first reading Friday a bill that would allow courts to close media outlets for publishing libelous statements, a law critics say would give authorities an additional tool to crack down on dissent.

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