Turkey regressing in several areas, says a European Commission annual report in the group’s harshest criticism yet
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Russia Blocking Millions of IP Addresses in Mass Crackdown
From Voice of America: The chief of the Russian communications watchdog acknowledged Wednesday that millions of unrelated IP addresses have been frozen in a so-far futile attempt to block a popular messaging app. Telegram, the messaging app that was ordered to be blocked last week, was still available to users in Russia despite authorities’ frantic […]
Russian Court Bans Secure Messaging App Telegram
Blocking Telegram is another attack on the Russian people’s freedom of expression and right to privacy
Following Syria coverage, Russian reporter found dead in mystery fall
Russian investigative journalist who wrote about the deaths of mercenaries in Syria has died in hospital
Vladimir Putin’s Four Elections: The Story the Data Tells
An analyst gathered data from a variety of sources to reveal the depth of government election manipulation in Russia
Danish MP and Irish activist denied access to Bahraini dissident
Two activists have been denied entry to Bahrain after they cited their reason as visiting a prominent Bahraini prisoner
To obstruct mayor critical of Putin, Russia just cancels the vote
Regional lawmakers voted Tuesday to cancel direct elections in Russia’s fourth-largest city, a move condemned by the mayor, a critic of President Vladimir Putin
Hungary media crackdown triggers revival of homemade ‘samizdat’ news
Famous “samizdat” movement published underground, homemade news in Soviet Bloc eastern and central Europe
Yanis Varoufakis launches new Greek political party called MeRA25
This is in keeping with his promise to bring his transnational movement down to the national level in due course
Furious Russians March Demanding Siberian Mall Fire Answers
Thousands of angry residents gathered in the city’s main square, demanding an independent investigation