FRONTLINE and AP – exclusive new evidence of Russian atrocities
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New documentary: FRONTLINE and The Associated Press go inside Russia’s war on Ukraine, tracing a pattern of atrocities committed by Russian troops with a focus...
Death of Austria’s Red Bull media czar
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es. Vienna, 23 October, 22
He was described as the "most famous unknown" in Austria, Dieter Mateschitz - whose death at 78 was mysteriously kept...
Russia and USA – rare talks about nukes
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es. Vienna, October 22, 2022
The London Guardian today published sketchy details of a rare discussion between the Kremlin and Washington about the war in...
Much-derided “Project Fear” comes true for UK Conservatives
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es. Vienna, October 20, 2022 updated 22/10/22
The saga of the UK's shameful decline is all too familiar, and the Economist's verdict on Liz Truss's...
Daphne Prize awarded to exposé of Russian troublemaking in Africa
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es. Vienna, October 20, 2022
The European Parliament's Daphne Prize for Journalism was awarded last night to the authors of a timely and devastating film...
Live seminar in Strasbourg on safeguarding press
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Strasbourg, October 19 2022
Today's live press seminar on safeguarding media freedom included awarding the Daphne Caruana Galiziana journalism prize in the presence of her...
Rare intervention by veteran British spy-chief: Russia has blown it
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....but beware of China
es. Vienna, October 12, 2022
In an interview with the NYT ahead of his address today, Sir Jeremy Fleming, director of GCHQ...
“US could take out Putin if he uses nukes” – Bolton
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mp Cannes, 11 October, 2022
Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton suggested today the US could "take out" Russian President Putin if he were...
Putin’s “special operation” becomes all-out war to freeze Ukraine
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es. Vienna, October 10, 2022
The early hours of today saw rockets rain down on at least 10 Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kiev, in...
The death of Russia’s independent media
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When Vladimir Putin came to power at the dawn of the 21st century Russia had a thriving, pluralistic media and a progressive media law....