Maksim Maksimov

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A step closer to curbing spyware abuse

The U.S. Department of Commerce this week imposed export controls on the Israel-based technology company NSO Group, citing its role in facilitating attacks by foreign governments on journalists and other targets. “We hope this first step in export control is a move toward greater global oversight and transparency around the export and use of spyware…

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Attacks on the Press in 2012: Europe & Central Asia

Analyses and data track press freedom conditions. Elisabeth Witchel recounts a mother’s anguished pursuit of justice in Russia. Nina Ognianova and Kristin Jones examine the implications of repressive nations hosting the Olympics. And Jean-Paul Marthoz reveals the censorship imposed by religious extremists.

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Russian TV crew threatened, forced to leave Ingushetia

New York, October 15, 2009—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns threats and an attack on a TV crew from the Moscow-based independent broadcaster REN-TV in the North Caucasian republic of Ingushetia that caused them to flee the region.

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Amid unrest, Uzbek authorities continue obstructing journalists

New York, May 16, 2005—Uzbek authorities maintained a virtual blockade today on news coverage of civil unrest in the northeastern city of Andijan, expelling journalists from the town and obstructing foreign television news broadcasts. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the moves and called on President Islam Karimov to end the obstruction and harassment of…

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