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What Russia blocked in May

 The Russian authorities came out with two new categories of website to be banned in May: on manufacturing explosive devices and bribery. If the first is the reaction of the authorities to the Boston bombings, the latter reflects major social problems of the society in Russia. Andrei Soldatov
2013-07-23

Ukraine pages blocked on “Russian Facebook”

 Authorities have have banned 13 sites said to be promoting Ukrainian nationalist groups
2014-03-03

Russia: We know what you blocked this summer

 The major news in internet censorship in summer 2013 in Russia is a new law on copyright covering film, television and video productions. Andrei Soldatov reports
2013-10-01

Russia: Website blocked after contradicting government

 The website of the Russian Centre for the Protection of Forestry (Roslesozashchita) has been blocked since 13 August after it contradicted the official government line that brush fires had not reached areas contaminated by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The agency said fires were reported in the Bryansk region bordering Belarus and Ukraine, where radioactive residue […]
2010-08-18

Detained, blindfolded and threatened with death: a week in the hands of Ukraine’s Russian occupiers

 Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina was on her way to Mariupol when she was taken hostage. She recounts her ordeal here
2022-04-05

Russia: Press freedom violations October 2019

 There were 21 incidents in Russia in October 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-11-29

Russia: Press freedom violations August 2019

 There were 27 incidents in Russia in August 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-09-11

Organisations call on Russia to end targeting of journalists covering Moscow protests

 A coalition of eight media freedom and journalists’ organisations are calling on Russian authorities to immediately stop the harassment of journalists who have been covering the recent protests in Moscow.
2019-08-22

Russia: Press freedom violations July 2019

 There were 32 incidents in Russia in July 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-08-06

Russia: As space for independent media shrinks, journalists find themselves under increasing threats of physical violence

 This report looks at 175 incidents that Index on Censorship’s Monitoring and Advocating for Media Freedom project classified as threats, limitations or violations of press freedom in Russia between 1 February 2019 and 30 April 2019.
2019-07-26

Russia: Press freedom violations June 2019

 There were 32 incidents in Russia in June 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-07-10

Russia: Press freedom violations May 2019

 There were 27 incidents in Russia in May 2019 recorded by Index's monitoring project.
2019-06-01