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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 not only in Russia but also in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Ukraine and the Baltic States, will end …

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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

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Who is the leader of the Free World? – Reagan, Bush, Obama – lessons in public diplomacy in response to anti-democracy crackdown in Belarus

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

Russia: Khodorkovsky Sentence Spotlights Unfair Trial

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - The criminal sentence imposed on the former Yukos Oil company owner, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and his business partner, Platon

Khodorkovsky sentence shows rule of law lipstick on Putin pig

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

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VOA continues one-sided coverage of U.S.-Russian relations

I wrote earlier about unbalanced coverage by the Voice of America English Service of the START treaty debate in the U.S. Senate.

Here is another stunning

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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

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Why U.S. Public Diplomacy No Longer Works and Can It Be Fixed?

Update: America.gov restored Ted Lipien's comment.

TedLipien.com, Truckee, California, December 27, 2010 — On the day the U.S. Senate voted to approve the new arms reduction treaty

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Voice of America English programs go the way of Voice of Russia, says former VOA journalist

FreeMediaOnline.org Truckee, CA, USA, December 19, 2010 -- In their eagerness to promote the Obama Administration policies to overseas audiences, the Voice

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’s series of tragic events: ‘unfortunate’ or systemic?

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

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New civic activism challenges Russia’s ‘virtual mafia state’?

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): A new civic activism is emerging to challenge Putinism’s “distinctively Russian blend of authoritarian politics and dirigiste economics,” claims

Leaked U.S. Embassy Warsaw Cables – Obama to the Poles: Have some Patriot missiles that don’t work to protect you from Russia

Obama to the Poles: Have some Patriot missiles that don’t work to protect you from Russia

 

Opinia.US Truckee, CA, December 6, 2010 — The Guardian newspaper in the

Media Disinformation Influenced U.S. Diplomatic Report from Russia

Update: The White House announced that President Obama will meet with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in Washington on Wednesday, December 8. Opinia.US reported that President Komorowski’s

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