Twitter Bows to Putin, Censors Content Within Russia
If you have been following the Internet crackdown underway in Russia, you will not be surprised to learn that Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin has recruited many websites — which are either terrified of his wrath or interested in currying his favor — to help crush and eradicate criticism of his government online
Russia Raids Moscow Amnesty International Office
Russian prosecutors and tax police searched the Moscow headquarters of Amnesty International and several other rights groups Monday, continuing a wave of pressure that activists say is part of President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to stifle dissent
Bahrain Cracks Down on Free Expression
The government of Bahrain has banned a specific type of free expression: the import of Guy Fawkes masks
Pussy Riot: One Year Later
On the evening of February 20, 2013 I stood with a small, but colorful group of activistsoutside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washington, DC.
Homeland Security Dept. Purchases 21.6 Million More Rounds of Ammo…
The Department of Homeland Security is set to purchase a further 21.6 million rounds of ammunition to add to the 1.6 billion bullets it has already obtained over the course of the last 10 months alone
Is Press Freedom Disappearing?
Is America the free press’s last stand? It can feel that way when you look around the world. English-speaking countries and Europe have traditionally been relative bastions for independent media in a world where political leaders have little tolerance for dissent
Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Taken to Prison Hospital
The Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been transferred from the women’s penal colony where she is serving her two-year sentence to a nearby prison hospital after experiencing severe headaches
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