December 12, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Appellate court reverses defamation verdict against crusading Khimki editor Beketov ST. PETERSBURG – A city court in the Moscow satellite town of Khimki reversed a defamation verdict against newspaper editor…
November 29, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Russian Duma gets bill that would stiffen penalties for attacking journalists A bill toughening punishment for attacks on journalists was submitted Friday to the State Duma, just as police said they…
November 21, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Beketov makes surprise appearance in most recent Moscow rally for press and environmental freedoms Mikail Beketov, the Russian environmental and investigative reporter suffering from brain-damage and confined to a wheelchair after a 2008 attack…
November 14, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Second major march in Moscow decries press freedoms and highlights attacks on Khimki Forest reporters MOSCOW – In a second rally for press freedoms in a week, hundreds took to Moscow’s city centre to protest…
November 9, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Beketov found guilty of slander as persecution of journalists covering Khimki clear cutting continues A Russian court Wednesday convicted of slander journalist Mikhail Beketov, who is confined to a wheelchair and has brain damage…
