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WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

39 leaders, groups named as Predators of Freedom of Information in 2013 On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders is releasing an updated list of 39 Predators of Freedom of Information ­– presidents, politicians, religious leaders, militias and criminal organizations that censor, imprison, kidnap, torture and kill journalists and other news providers. Powerful, dangerous and violent, these predators consider themselves above the law. “ These predators of freedom of information are responsible for the worst abuses against the news media and journalists, ” Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Christophe Deloire said

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National Endowment for Democracy blog reports on Radio Liberty crisis

Democracy Digest, a blog published by the National Endowment for Democracy, is reporting on the current crisis and Radio Liberty in Russia in an article titled "

Experts say “crimes against freedom of expression” should have special status – RSF

Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - Reporters Without Borders welcomes yesterday's joint declaration by four international experts calling on governments to treat “crimes against freedom of expression”

Who really speaks for China? Wei Jingsheng, Yu Jie, Fang Lizhi, Chen Guangcheng…

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): When dissident lawyer Chen Guang­cheng escaped ­extra-legal house arrest to make his way to the U.S. Embassy,

Guangcheng case highlights ‘clash of ideas’ in US-China relations

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng’s audacious escape from detention is likely to have as big an impact on

Empowering independent media: U.S. efforts to foster a free press and an open Internet

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Efforts to bolster independent media and an open Internet overseas are having significant impact, but face a

Putin ‘on a collision course’ or ‘at a fork in the road’? – NED

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): “The point of elections is that their outcome should be uncertain,” says The Economist.

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Xi Jinping – an unlikely Gorbachev?

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): As China’s dauphin Xi Jinping met President Barack Obama at the White House today, a new survey revealed

New media scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy is author of ‘pro-Putin Bias in VOA’ study

Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a "pro-Putin" bias of the Voice of America Russian Service is new media scholar Dr.

New media scholar Nikolay Rudenskiy is author of 'pro-Putin Bias in VOA' study

Sources told BBG Watch that an independent Russian journalist who warned about a "pro-Putin" bias of the Voice of America Russian Service is new media scholar Dr.

Twitter and internet freedom: distinguish democracies from dictatorships

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Reports that Twitter is planning to ‘censor’ the content of certain tweets has caused alarm amongst pro-democracy bloggers

Russia and the West: why democracy threatens Putin

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): A new two-part BBC series on Russia’s democratic regression is essential viewing for anyone seeking to understand the

Kremlin attack on US envoy highlights ‘Made in America’ fixation – NED

Democracy Digest - National Endowment for Democracy: Russian state television has launched a fierce political offensive against new U.S. Ambassador Mike McFaul. The attack coincides with a prominent

‘Paranoid’ Kremlin tries to curb opposition, as pro-democracy US envoy sworn in

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Russia’s revived and robust opposition plans to rally near the Kremlin next month, maintaining the momentum of protests

Soviet Fall, Arab Spring

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Does the experience of post-Soviet transitions bear lessons for the Arab Spring?

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