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Russia – Guardian correspondent’s expulsion seen as warning to all foreign reporters

Reporters Without Borders is deeply disturbed by Russia’s expulsion of Luke Harding , The Guardian ‘s Moscow correspondent, regarding it as an explicit and unacceptable warning to all foreign correspondents based in the country. Harding was denied entry on his return to Moscow on 5 February after a visit to the United Kingdom, and was put on a flight back to London.

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Russian Authorities Should Investigate Unlawful Evictions in Chechnya

Freedom House: Freedom House today expresses deep concern about the illegal eviction of dozens of Chechen families from their homes in Grozny over the past month and

Russia – Freelance journalist reported missing

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Yekaterina Silina wrote about new Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin's initiatives and was in charge of scanning government officials' blogs.

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BBC to End Radio Broadcasts in Russian Русская служба Би-би-си существенно сократит количество радиопрограмм

FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, January 26, 2011 -- The Russian Service of the BBC, which provides news and information to Russian-speaking audiences

Russia – Neo-Nazi husband and wife go on trial for double murder of lawyer and journalist

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - The trial of two people accused of the murder of Stanislav Markelov , a human rights lawyer specialised in Chechnya, and

Khodorkovsky sentence shows rule of law lipstick on Putin pig

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED):

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Voice of America continues one-sided coverage of U.S.-Russian relations

TedLipien.com, Truckee, California, December 28, 2010 — I wrote earlier about unbalanced coverage by the Voice of America English Service of the START treaty debate

Khodorkovsky/Lebedev Re-Conviction Highlights Russia’s Mis-Rule of Law

Freedom House: Freedom House today condemned the finding of a Moscow court that Russian businessmen Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev were guilty of charges that either duplicate

Putin’s Remarks on Khodorkovsky Show Blatant Disrespect for Rule of Law

Freedom House: Freedom House today renewed its deep concern about the fairness and impartiality of the pending court decision in the case of former Yukos head, Mikhail

Russia: Investigate Beating of Human Rights Defender

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian authorities should immediately investigate the beating of the human rights defender Bakhrom Hamroev and take action against

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Russia – CPJ calls for clear information on progress in solving Togliatti murders

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: Investigations into the murders of Valery Ivanov and Aleksei Sidorov, editors of the "Tolyattinskoye Obozreniye" newspaper, have repeatedly stalled.

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- Wikileaks hounded?

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders condemns the blocking, cyber-attacks and political pressure being directed at cablegate.wikileaks.org , the website dedicated to the US

The best political novel you’ve never heard of?

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): It’s been called the twentieth century War and Peace, but Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate has more to

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Leaked State Department Cables on Obama’s Sept. 17 Missile Defense Announcement Reveal His and Secretary Gates’ Views on Russia

Opinia.US Truckee, CA, November 29, 2010 -- Leaked secret State Department cables may help to resolve the mystery as to why President Obama chose September 17, 2009

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French and U.S. Diplomats Warned Obama Administration About Concessions to Russia on Missile Defense

FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, November 28, 2010 -- Classified and secret U.S. State Department cables released by Wikileaks show  French government

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