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Editor of top independent Russian newspaper fined for allegedly discrediting military
The editor-in-chief of the renowned Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta was detained and later fined 30,000 rubles ($329) after being accused of discrediting Russiaโs armed forces.
Ally of late Kremlin critic Navalny says authorities threaten to bury him on prison grounds
An ally of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny says that Russian authorities have given his mother a deadline to agree to forgo a public funeral or else theyโll bury him immediately on prison grounds.
Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine president used to muzzle her critical reporting.
Renowned human rights campaigner Oleg Orlov on trial for โdiscreditingโ Russian military
The co-chair of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights group Memorial, Oleg Orlov, has gone on trial in Moscow, charged with โdiscreditingโ the Russian military in his criticism of Russiaโs war in Ukraine.
Nobel winner Maria Ressa, news outlet cleared of tax evasion
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa and her news company have been cleared of tax evasion charges she said were among legal cases used by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to try to muzzle critical reporting.
Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
This yearโs Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.
Nobel Prize season arrives amid war, nuclear fears, hunger
This yearโs Nobel Prize season approaches as Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.
Ressa says Philippine courts to decide Rappler closure order
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa says her Rappler news website is operating as usual and will let Philippine courts decide on an order to close the outlet.
'Everything is on fire': Ukraine region weathers bombardment
Russian attacks are laying down a curtain of fire across areas of eastern Ukraine where pockets of resistance are denying Moscow full military control of the region.
Nobel sold for Ukrainian kids shatters record at $103.5M
Nobel Peace laureate Dmitry Muratov says he was not expecting the medal he was auctioning off to help Ukrainian child refugees sell for the record amount of $103.5 million.
Russian Nobel-winning editor says he was attacked on train
Nobel Peace Prize-winning newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov says he was attacked on a Russian train by an assailant who poured red paint on him, causing severe discomfort to his eyes.
Global media group says journalist imprisonments on rise
Media freedom continues to be under attack across much of the world in 2021 with nine journalists killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan alone and 102 imprisoned in China.
Norway caps indoor gatherings to ward off coronavirus
The Norwegian government is introducing a 10-person limit for gatherings at private homes to counter an uptick in COVID-19 cases, although the number will be increased to 20 on Christmas and New Yearโs eves.
Putin says new pipeline could quickly pump more gas to EU
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia can quickly boost natural gas supplies to the European Union once German regulators allow a new pipeline under the Baltic Sea to start operation.
Putin says relations with Biden "working and stable"
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin has โconstructiveโ relations with the Biden administration and has voiced hope that mutual interests would eventually help normalize U.S.-Russia ties.
Official says journalist's Nobel Prize not a slap on Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterteโs administration has belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for being one of two winners of this yearโs Nobel Peace Prize.
Media groups welcome 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for journalists
Journalists, human rights groups and other activists enthusiastically welcomed the awarding of this yearโs Nobel Peace Prize to two journalists at a time when media groups around the world face new pressures and crackdowns from the authorities.
Russia marks 15th anniversary of Politkovskaya's killing
Colleagues of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya are sharply criticizing the Russian authorities for failing to track down the mastermind of her killing 15 years ago.