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In a prime-time interview aired on October 17 with the heads of Russia's three largest television stations, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that during the Cold War,

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The Belarusian security service (KGB) has released women journalists Natalya Radina and Irina Khalip, but has upheld criminal charges against them and

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: The KGB has detained journalist Andrzej Poczobut and freelance reporter Irina Charniauka; Poczobut was also summarily tried and fined.

En ce moment, il n’y a plus de pilote dans l’avion. [At the moment, there is no longer a pilot on the plane.] — A European comment on

FreeMediaOnline.org, September 8, 2010 --Thirty-two years ago this week, on September 7, 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian émigré journalist, who lived and

FreeMediaOnline.org, September 8, 2010 --Thirty-two years ago this week, on September 7, 1978, Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian émigré journalist, who lived and

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Even hardened KGB operatives were unnerved by veteran dissident Lyudmila Alexeyeva: Back in the Soviet era, she would

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

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

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

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

FreeMediaOnline.org, Free Media Online Blog,