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October 3, 2009 · 1 Comment

Did White House coordinate missile decision with Kremlin?

Opinia.US SAN FRANCISCO — Bloggers and Russian experts in the US have been trying to find out whether the Obama White House coordinated with the Kremlin the timing of the missile shield decision that deeply offended people in Poland and …

US Embassy Warsaw sees insensitive timing of Obama’s missile decision

October 3, 2009 · Comments Off

Opinia.US SAN FRANCISCO -- Displaying unprecedented boldness for a US diplomatic mission, the US Embassy in Warsaw conceded on its official public website that Poles believe that

Georgia/Russia: A Year Later, Justice Still Needed

October 1, 2009 · Comments Off

View original post here: Georgia/Russia: A Year Later, Justice Still

Olympic Congress: Monitor Host Countries on Rights

October 1, 2009 · Comments Off

(New York) - The Copenhagen Olympic Congress should create a permanent mechanism to monitor human rights in host countries before, during and after Olympic Games, Human Rights

Elena Milashina, Russia

October 1, 2009 · Comments Off

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - 2009 Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism Human Rights Watch's Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who

Sen. Voinovich criticizes Obama for public diplomacy disaster

September 25, 2009 · Comments Off

Opinia.US SAN FRANCISCO -- In a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday, Senator George Voinovich (R-OH) said he was disappointed in the manner in which President

Walesa on Obama’s Missile Diplomacy

September 20, 2009 · Comments Off

"It wasn't that the shield was that important, but it's about the way, the way of treating us."

--Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president and Solidarity leader, regarding

American Diplomacy Failed Obama in Poland

September 19, 2009 · Comments Off

Dear Poland, Happy Soviet Invasion Day, Love Uncle Sam
Wired

While American and international media blames President Obama for choosing to announce his decision on the removal of

From Russia with Censorship

September 16, 2009 · 1 Comment

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RFE RL Points to Comprehensive Coverage

September 15, 2009 · Comments Off

FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog, September 15, 2009, San Francisco -- We have reported

CPJ: Unsolved Killings of Journalists Lead to Self-Censorship in Russia

September 15, 2009 · Comments Off

FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog, September 15, 2009, San Francisco -- The Committee to

How Self-Censorship Works – Putin, GQ, Radio Liberty

September 15, 2009 · Comments Off

Censorship and self-censorship have become a permanent feature of the media scene in Russia under Mr. Putin's rule. Many Americans, however, were surprised last week that

The Murder of Georgi Markov: The Mystery Remains – Are Radio Liberty Journalists Now Safe?

September 8, 2009 · Comments Off

Thirty-one years ago this week, on 7 September 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian émigré journalist who wrote for Radio Free Europe, BBC and Deutsche Welle, was