Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in RUSSIA New York, October 6, 2000–A local court in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, convicted radio reporter Andrei Babitsky of using false documents and sentenced him to pay a fine 13,200 rubles (about US$475), according to international and local media reports.
October 5, 2000 — Since this briefing was filed two days ago, Slobodan Milosevic has almost entirely lost control of state media, a main pillar of his power. Today, the state news agency Tanjug declared its independence from Milosevic and referred to opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica as the president-elect of Yugoslavia. Employees of the state…
October 5, 2000 — Since this briefing was filed two days ago, Slobodan Milosevic has almost entirely lost control of state media, a main pillar of his power. Today, the state news agency Tanjug declared its independence from Milosevic and referred to opposition leader Vojislav Kostunica as the president-elect of Yugoslavia. Employees of the state…
Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in RUSSIA New York, October 5, 2000 — A verdict is expected tomorrow in the four-day long trial of Russian radio journalist Andrei Babitsky, according to local and international reports. Babitsky, a veteran correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Russian Service, is charged with carrying a…
1. The issuing under your signature of the new “Doctrine on Information Security of the Russian Federation,” a Cold War-style text whose broad, ambiguous language can be used to justify severe repression of press freedom. 2. Your own statement — despite what you yourself have characterized as governmental mishandling of communication with the public over…
Read more about press freedom conditions in Russia New York, September 22, 2000 — Late last night, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reporter Iskandr Khatloni was attacked in his Moscow apartment by an unknown, axe-wielding assailant. Khatloni was struck twice in the head, according to the Moscow bureau of RFE/RL. He then stumbled onto the…
Click here to read more about press freedom conditions in RUSSIA New York, September 22, 2000 — Alarmed at what they see as serious and intensifying threats against press freedom in Russia, leaders of major international free-press organizations have called on President Vladimir Putin to respect freedom of expression.
Read more about press freedom conditions in Russia New York, September 20, 2000 — A regional court in the Russian republic of Dagestan announced yesterday that the trial of the Russian journalist Andrei Babitsky will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 2. Babitsky, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) correspondent whose reporting on the…