1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Restrictive media law amendment moves forward in Duma - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ftKToojTkh"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/05/restrictive-media-law-amendment-moves-forward-in-d/">Restrictive media law amendment moves forward in Duma</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/05/restrictive-media-law-amendment-moves-forward-in-d/embed/#?secret=ftKToojTkh" width="600" height="338" title="“Restrictive media law amendment moves forward in Duma” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="ftKToojTkh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, May 1, 2008--An amendment that would allow the Russian courts to close media outlets for publishing defamatory statements has made its way through the parliament's lower house, according to local press reports. On April 25, the State Duma approved on a first reading a restrictive bill that would add the dissemination of "deliberately…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260