In October a wave of censorship swept the Russian internet prior to the official introduction of a new federal internet blacklist law on 1 November....
What Russia censored in October
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“Journalists will be persecuted until power in Russia changes”
Mikhail Afanasyev is a veteran of the libel courts. As one of the few independent journalists in Russia’s Urals he has faced 13 defamation suits in...
INDEX INTERVIEW: “Punk prayer is not a crime,” says released Pussy Riot member
MOSCOW. 29 October 2012 (INDEX). Earlier this month a Moscow court freed Ekaterina Samutsevich, one of three imprisoned women from Russian punk band...
INDEX INTERVIEW: “Punk prayer is not a crime,” says released Pussy Riot member
Ekaterina Samutsevich told Index on Censorship’s Russia correspondent that Pussy Riot is here to stay.
What does Russia censor?
In July the Russian parliament approved a bill designed to increase the Kremlin's control of the internet. The new laws grant the government...
Legendary radio service kicked off airwaves
Last week was a painful one for free speech in Russia. Tens of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Moscow bureau journalists were fired within two days....
Iconic Radio Free Europe Moscow bureau shot by both sides
The last week was a painful one for free speech in Russia. Tens of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Moscow bureau journalists were fired within two...
Pussy Riot father: “Putin is a symbol of a sick system”
Stanislav Samutsevich, 73, is the father of the imprisoned Pussy Riot member, Ekaterina Samutsevich. She, together with Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and...
Putin’s grip on the internet
Vladimir Putin says [Ru] he doesn’t use the internet very much. But he has definitely recognised its power. The biggest protest rallies in...
Russia’s fight for “traditional values” doesn’t end with Pussy Riot
Next week will bring the verdict in the trial of feminist punk band Pussy Riot, who now face up to three years in prison for "hooliganism" motivated...
Pussy Riot versus the Religarchy
The destiny of Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich has merged with the future of Russian democracy....
Pussy Riot held as lawyers prepare to call Putin to court
The Khamovnichesky court in Moscow has prolonged the detention of three Pussy Riot members until 12 January. The term of their arrest should have...
