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Putin Successor Pledges Fair Position On Internet Rules
By Mike Sachoff - Thu, 04/03/2008 - 4:15pm.
Russian president-elect Dmitry Medvedev said his country should take a balanced approach when it comes to regulating the Internet.Critics charge that Russian authorities are trying to impose stricter regulations of the Internet, a popular place for political debate within the country, where the mainstream media kowtows to the Kremlin.Speaking at a forum about the Internet Medvedev acknowledged what he called "the delicate question of the relationship between freedom of speech and responsibility," on the Web.
Russian Authorities Shut Down Opposition Web Site
By Mike Sachoff - Thu, 01/31/2008 - 2:10pm.
A Web site in the southern Russian region of Ingushetia blamed local authorities on Thursday of attempting to shut it down after it organized protests and posted details of kidnaps and murders.Ingushetiya.ru was one of the only sources of information that was critical of authorities from the mostly Muslim region bordering Chechnya. The site promoted and helped organize a protest Saturday where demonstrators carrying gasoline bombs clashed with police and burned a pro-government newspaper office.
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