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Reporters Without Borders Claims Rezink’s and Tolmachev’s Legal Persecution is a Reprisal for Their Work
 Legal pursuits of two Russian journalists, Sergei Reznik (Yuzhny Ferderalny) and Aleksandr Tolmachev (Upolnomochen Zayavit, Pro Rostov), continue. The two journalists are both known for investigating corruption and for criticizing many officials from their hometown Rostov-on-...
Reporters without Borders Won Fourth Demokratiepris
 ONG for press freedom Reporters Without Borders (RWB) was honored with Bonn International Democracy Prize (Demokratiepries) on 18th of November. RWB secretary-general Christophe Deloire...
First African Fact-Checking Awards in Nairobi
 On 14th of November the first ever African Fact-Checking Awards took place in Nairobi. The event was sponsored by the AFP Foundation, the media training arm of the AFP news agency, and Africa Check, a non-partisan organization founded in June 2012 with the stated aim “to fact-...
Russia Tightens Control Over Foreign Ownership of Print Media
 Foreign companies will soon have to seek government permission before buying a more than 25 percent stake in newspapers or magazines in Russia, extending state control in an industry still reeling from legal changes earlier this year, business daily Vedomosti reported late last...
Russia Today risks punitive measures by Ofcom due to bias
 Russia Today (RT), Russia’s state-run broadcaster which launched a UK version on 30 of October, could incur statuary sanctions by Britain’s media regulator Ofcom. According to an Ofcom...
Ekho Moskvy in danger after the dismissal of its veteran journalist Alexander Plyuschev
The Ekho Moskvy radio journalist Alexander Plyuschev was fired on Thursday by the state-controlled holding Gazprom Media, which owns a 66 percent share in the radio station. According to Mikhail Lesin, the head of the media holding, the dismissal was due to the violation of “...
Russia's Media Watchdog Gives Ekho Moskvy Warning for “Extremist” Coverage of Ukraine Crisis
 A state watchdog has warned a radio station known for its critical reporting of President Vladimir Putin's government over a talk show it broadcast about the Ukraine conflict, the station said on its website.

The warning issued to Ekho Moskvy is seen as putting further...

UN campaign to end impunity of crimes against journalists
 Every year, more than 50 journalists all over the world get killed because of their job, and since 2006, according to UNESCO, less than 10% of persons responsible for such crimes have been...