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WSJ reporter feted and free press defended

by Edward Steen, Secretary-General, Vienna, April 18, 2023 The Wall Street Journal reports that  Lynne Tracy, the newly-appointed U.S. ambassador to Russia, visited the WSJ's...

Those we must not leave behind

The UK government has failed in its task to rescue Afghans. Here MARTIN BRIGHT, Index on Censorship's editor-at-large, speaks to members of a new...

Can Ukraine destroy Putin? The case for optimism.

When the US government offered to help Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky evacuate as Russia was attacking Kyiv, Zelensky responded: "The fight is here. I...

RSF protests against new Ukraine restrictions on reporters

by Edward Steen, Vienna, March 23, 2023 In a war it's rare to find anything like complete freedom (or truthfulness) of information from either side....

Wiener Zeitung latest – creeping govt takeover

by Edward Steen, Vienna, March 22, 2023 In defiance of protests across Austrian society, including by the respected former federal President Heinz Fischer, the 320-year-old...

UK govt planned to allow Wagner SLAPP against BBC

by Edward Steen, Vienna March 21, 2023 Putin’s private, sanctioned warlord, Yevgeny Prigozhin, 61, ex-jailbird, hot-dog salesman,  now billionaire founder of the murderous Wagner Group, ...

UN testimony on Russia playing the victim in Ukraine

Testimony to UN Security Council on Russian hate speech By Timothy Snyder Evidence to UN Security Council session on 14/03/23 called by Russian Federation to discuss...

Orbán’s latest assault on Hungarian journalists

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his ruling Fidesz party have spent years turning Hungary’s media environment into their playground — not through outright repression,...

Navalny feature film wins Oscar in LA – infuriating Putin fans

Vienna, April 13, 2023 by Edward Steen As predicted in these pages by Julia Ioffe, the documentary film about Russian oppositionist Alexei Navalny last night (12/03)...

How football invaded BBC pitch (and UK parliament)

Vienna, March 13, 2023 by Edward Steen As the UK Conservative government lurches from one own-goal to another, its latest self-inflicted mishap concerns Gary Linaker, one...

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