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Published in: oDRHow this DIY magazine is making space for taboo topics in Russia
Under conditions of growing self-censorship, small media can often raise questions avoided by Russia’s national...
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Published in: oDRResearch the revenge: what we’re getting wrong about Russia Today
Data-mining and analysis will not reveal what makes Russian propaganda tick.
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Published in: oDRWith attacks on independent media, the "thaw" in Belarus is over
The last few years have been viewed as a relative liberalisation in Belarusian public life. It seems this is coming...
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Published in: oDRBy banning Russian propaganda, the UK will help Putin in his campaign against press freedom
Why banning Russia Today will have consequences for press freedom in Russia.
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Published in: oDRRussian interference in the virtual world is not the problem
If there were no Russian "influence operations" in the virtual world, no disinformation campaign spearheaded by...
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Published in: oDRWhy Moldova’s battle against Russian propaganda isn’t what it seems
New legislation banning Russian news from Moldova’s media market seems less about countering disinformation, and...
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Published in: oDRPreparing for and working towards a democratic Russia
How the west should prepare and promote a different future for Russia.
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Published in: oDRA terminal crisis in Turkmenistan?
While Turkmens are told they’re living in a “golden age”, food shortages, labour unrest and unemployment are on the...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s new foreign agent legislation will further silence independent media
New legislation targeting foreign media operating in Russia has evoked parallels with the US. Here’s why they’re wrong.
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Published in: oDRA Cold War youth festival ages well, but leaves too much unsaid
This year, Russia hosted the World Festival of Youth and Students — with a mix of Cold War slogans and modern realpolitik.
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Published in: oDRVesti: Weapon or casualty in the information war?
The search for Russian influence in Ukraine’s media is an important task. But when the mainstream makes little space...
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Published in: oDRWhat is the meaning of journalism in Ukraine today?
Ukraine’s journalists are often told we need to react in kind to information warfare. But let’s not forget what we...
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Published in: oDRFour years in prison for utopia
Russia’s fight against "extremism" is a convenient pretext for restricting freedom of expression — and journalist...
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Published in: oDRA day watching Turkmen television
In Turkmenistan, people will do anything to avoid watching their tightly-controlled state media. This journalist...
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Published in: oDRHow does Russian TV propaganda really work?
New research shows that Russian state media’s influence is by no means total. Most people are capable of watching...
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Published in: oDRFor Moldova’s journalists, surveillance is the new norm
Digital and personal surveillance has become a fact of life for Moldova’s journalists. My story is the tip of the...
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Published in: oDR“Inciters, deceivers, slaves”: Kyrgyzstan’s president takes aim at the press
New moves against opposition politicians and the press are meant to scare the last bastion of Kyrgyzstan’s civil...
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Published in: oDRThe Kremlin’s so-called “partners”
For the Kremlin’s friends in the west, the reality of Russia’s actions is finally sinking in.
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Published in: oDRGoodbye, Radio Vesti
Ukraine’s media is caught in a political crossfire. In this situation, everyone loses — journalists, citizens and...
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Published in: oDRWhat the Russian theatre critics won’t tell you
This new Moscow online journal is devoted to theatre. But it’s more like an activist project than a traditional arts...