Russian Journalists

Russian Journalists Fired After Tough Election Coverage

AP | NATALIYA VASILYEVA | Posted 02.13.2012

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MOSCOW — The owner of the New Jersey Nets, who is running against Vladimir Putin in Russia's presidential election, tried without success on Wed...

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Anatomy of Injustice: The Unsolved Killings of 17 Journalists in Russia

Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 05.25.2011

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Only Iraq and Algeria outrank Russia on the list of most life-threatening countries for the press. Seventeen journalists have been murdered in Russia ...

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Natalia Estemirova Killing The Latest In Attacks On Russian Activists

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Award-winning Russian rights activist Natalya Estemirova has been found dead hours after being kidnapped in Chechnya, reports Human Rights Watch. Es...

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We Can't Allow Russia's Dissidents to be Killed on Western Streets

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

The current killing-spree of Russian dissidents is, in part, an attempt to silence criticisms of crimes in Chechnya.

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Silencing Journalism

Sandra Fu | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sandra Fu

Why are most of our journalists less like Edward R. Murrow and more like show ponies? What they really need to do is consider the journalists in other parts of the world where more than a salary is at stake -- they pay with their lives.

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