All posts tagged Vladimir Putin

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: If passed, the draft law would mean that media outlets would be under constant threat of closure for any of their publications

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: In the lead-up to the March 4, 2012 presidential vote, authorities have harassed a major election-monitoring nongovernmental organization, directly and indirectly interfered

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

Several recent media reports point to serious problems at the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), its Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts to Iran and VOA Russian website.

[caption id="attachment_13452" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Link to Washington Examiner op-ed by Ted Lipien."][/caption] Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America (VOA) acting associate director, has been warning for some

NPR's Michele Kelemen, a former employee of Voice of America, reported on the recent VOA Russian Service interview with a leading Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny which

Republished from BBG Watch.

In a Washington Times Op-Ed, a Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting member Ted Lipien warned about a pro-Putin bias in the Voice of

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_12982" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Russian oppositionist Navalny says Voice of America interview with him is 100 percent fake, Voice of America went nuts, and all those

BBG Watch Commentary [caption id="attachment_12982" align="aligncenter" width="560" caption="Russian oppositionist Navalny says Voice of America interview with him is 100 percent fake, Voice of America went nuts, and all those

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

BBG Watch Commentary We have just heard that the chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors Walter Isaacson is stepping down from his post at the BBG. He is

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

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

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Russian premier Vladimir Putin today disparaged his critics as pawns of the United States in his first public