Russian journalist detained, beaten in eastern Ukraine
June 17, 2015 4:06 PM ET
New York, June 17, 2015--A correspondent for the independent Moscow-based Novaya Gazeta was obstructed and briefly detained by the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, according to news reports. Pavel Kanygin, a special correspondent for the...
Mission Journal: Putin imposes harsh climate on Russia
September 7, 2012 12:26 PM ET
Record-high temperatures swept most of Europe this summer, but in Moscow the weather, much like the political climate, was chilly. I spent three months in the capital at the invitation of the Russian Union of Journalists, and witnessed how...
Novaya Gazeta deputy editor threatened in Russia
June 13, 2012 2:38 PM ET
Moscow, June 13, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply disturbed by reported threats against Sergey Sokolov, deputy editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, by Russia's top investigating official, Aleksandr Bastrykin....