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Articles with tag "Press freedom"

opinion
Leonid Bershidsky

A Framed Reporter Suddenly Matters to Putin

Ivan Golunov is an unlikely central figure for such a potentially momentous story.
GOLUNOV ARREST

What Detained Reporter Ivan Golunov Has Meant for Russian Journalism

“We only know all of this because of Vanya.”
opinion
Evgeniy Roizman

Russia’s Interior Ministry Has Dug Itself Into a Deep Hole

Whoever planted the drugs in Golunov’s arrest should face the consequences.
News Wrap

News From Russia: What You Missed Over the Weekend

Journalist charged. Opposition leader detained. Athletics ban extended.
Press freedom

3 Russian Papers Publish Identical Front Pages in Support of Arrested Journalist

Kommersant, RBC and Vedomosti's front pages read I/We Are Ivan Golunov.
Golunov charged

Russian Anti-Corruption Reporter Charged With Drug Trafficking

A Moscow court on Saturday ordered journalist Ivan Golunov to stay under house arrest for two months.
Unwanted coverage

Rosneft Threatens to Ban Reuters in Russia Over Venezuela Report

“These actions constitute informational sabotage,” the oil giant said in a statement.
Limited expression

Russia Drops to 149th out of 180 Countries in World Press Freedom Index

Russia now ranks below countries like Venezuela and the Central African Republic.
Internet Freedom

Putin Wants What China’s Xi Already Has: His Own Internet

New Russian domain system is designed to protect Russian Internet from the World Wide Web.
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