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Is there freedom of press in Russia?

Is there freedom of press in Russia?

The Russian constitution provides for freedom of speech and press; however, government application of law, bureaucratic regulation, and politically motivated criminal investigations have forced the press to exercise self-censorship constraining its coverage of certain controversial issues, resulting in infringements of …

Who controls Moscow Times?

The Moscow Times currently belongs to a limited liability company which is 51% owned by Russian businessman Vladimir Jao, the CEO of an airline catering company, 30% by Svetlana Korshunova (Russian: Светлана Коршунова), general director of the paper, and 19% by Derk Sauer, the original founder of the paper.

What is the main newspaper in Moscow?

Detailed list

Newspaper Year founded Language
Moscow News 1930 English
The Moscow Times 1992 English
Muzykalnaya Pravda 1995 Russian
New Medical Gazette 1992 Russian

Does Ukraine have freedom of press?

Ukraine was in 96th place out of 180 countries listed in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index, having returned to top 100 of this list for the first time since 2009, but dropped down one spot to 97th place in 2021.

Is the Internet restricted in Russia?

In July 2017, Vladimir Putin signed a bill, which took effect 1 November 2017, which bans all software and websites related to circumventing internet filtering in Russia, including anonymizers and Virtual private network (VPN) services which do not implement the blacklist, and instructional material on how to do so.

Is Moscow Times based in Russia?

The Moscow Times is Russia’s leading, independent English-language media outlet.

What is the name of the Russian newspaper?

Pravda
Pravda

Type Triweekly newspaper
Political alignment Communism Marxism–Leninism
Language Russian
Headquarters 24, Pravda Street, Moscow
Circulation 100,300 (2013)

What is the name of Russian news agency?

TASS
TASS is the largest Russian news agency and one of the largest news agencies worldwide. TASS is registered as a Federal State Unitary Enterprise, owned by the Government of Russia.

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