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Why Russia’s democrats need West’s support — NED
Konstantin Fetisov (right) was badly beaten for his campaign against the construction of an $8 billion Moscow-St. Petersburg highway that will destroy large swathes of the Khimki forest. His recent meeting with Michael Posner and Thomas Melia from the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor illustrates why Russian democrats need Western support, writes Michael Bohm in The Moscow Times
Swedish journalists on trial in Ethiopia — Voice of America journalists already penalized — BBG Watch
BBG Watch -- As the trial of two Swedish journalists gets underway in Ethiopia, it is worth remembering that a Voice of America journalist David Arnold was dismissed
Blog: Swedish support for jailed colleagues in Ethiopia, Eritrea — CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
If you pass by Kronoberg Prison in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, you will see journalists chained to its gates. They have
BBG executives unnerved by Ashe’s interest in employee morale — BBG Watch
According to BBG Watch sources, Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) executives, including International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) senior staffers, were surprised by BBG member Victor Ashe’s public raising of
Blog: A personal side to Anna Politkovskaya’s legacy — CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Internationally renowned for her work, respected for her courage and still mourned by thousands around the world five years after
The “New” BBG Strategic Plan — The Federalist — BBG Watch
by The Federalist On Friday, October 14, the Broadcasting Board of Governors put out a press release heralding its “new” alleged “strategic plan.” Well, really, this isn’t
BBG’s Victor Ashe raises employee morale issues
In a rare move for a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a struggling federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded news and information broadcasts for foreign
United States – Reporters arrested, roughed up while covering Occupy Wall Street protests
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - The often violent response to the Occupy Wall Street campaign that is growing in the United States and elsewhere is affecting
The Long, Slow Crawl Up The Mountain, Part II — BBG Watch
By The Federalist People who monitor what goes on inside the Cohen Building were amazed to hear the BBG crowing about being a “most improved” Federal agency, following the
Distinguished campaigner for human rights Harry Wu joined the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting — CUSIB
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) welcomes Harry Wu, a distinguished human rights advocate, as a new member of its Advisory Board and looks forward to using
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Announces Advisory Board — CUSIB Press Release
BBG Watch is reposting the CUSIB Press Release, which we have just received. It lists the members of the CUSIB's Advisory Board and explains
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Announces Advisory Board — CUSIB Press Release
BBG Watch is reposting the CUSIB Press Release, which we have just received. It lists the members of the CUSIB's Advisory Board and explains
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