Civil society and Media
FSB allows Russian journalists to bring cameras, but Norwegians would only be allowed to bring pen and paper.
The renown artist wins prestigious prize from the Fine Arts Academy of Finland.
The rejected entry to Russia of Thomas Nilsen is illegal, a group of lawyers defending the expelled newspaper editor argues.
Georgy Chentemirov published a note about an unnamed military commissioner who had been caught in bribery. That had consequences for the young editor of Karelian news site Respublika.
This time, the police kept the distance as young people in Murmansk, Karelia and Komi went to the streets to confront government policy.
It is all linked with commercial considerations, the owners say as they close down the popular and acknowledged news project.
Activists prepare for unsanctioned rallies in Russia’s Arctic capital as local authorities give thumbs down for street demonstrations against corruption.
Cooperation between journalists in the Barents Region is more important than ever, says Tim Andersson as he takes over the chair of the international network board.
Advance reports last week that Finland had lost its top spot on the World Press Freedom Index are now confirmed. Finland ranks third on this year’s press freedom list, following Norway and Sweden.
Following the recent anti-corruption rally in Murmansk, self-made political activist Sergei Ivanov was fired from his job at the Murmansk airport. He was an airport baggage handler. He is 38 years old and has two children.
The newspaper owned by the Murmansk city government called the participants in the recent street rally «scums» and «hooligans».
The recent lawsuit by the Murmansk chief of police is only the last of many attempts to influence our editorial policy, regional news agency Flashnord says.
Siste/ mest lest
«We won’t throw away our very important work over such small change,» says Aleksandr Nikitin, Chairman of ERC Bellona.
No, Ria Novosti, we have never pointed the finger of blame at Ukraine as the source of a January radiation leak.
The Karelian historian and human rights leader will have to spend more weeks behind bars.
Pressure on Russia’s civil society continues and hardest hit are the environmental organizations.
Thomas Nilsen is on a Russian so-called «stop-list» of individuals denied entry to the country, the Russian Embassy in Oslo confirms. A series of reports about Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and his controversial visit to Svalbard might have been what triggered the reaction.
He "disorganized the colony's work", a local court rules.
A small group of activists assembled to commemorate the 2009 killing of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova. They were not allowed to stand long by Murmansk police.
And lost. Newspaper Vesti Karelia will not have to remove critical stories about the Petrozavodsk infrastructure object.
There is a conflict between Mokhnatkin and the prison guards, lawyer Sergey Andropov told «7x7».
The activist who reported grave cases of torture in a Karelian prison has been released following a decision by the Russian Supreme Court.
The Federal Security Service says he poses a threat to Russian national security and bars him entry to the country for the next five years.
It is a violation of the European Human Rights Convention and we have reported it to the Council of Europe, the Norwegian Union of Journalists says in a letter sent to the Russian Embassy in Oslo.
Members of the Russian Human Rights Council pay visit to the White Sea-Baltic Canal and Sandarmokh – places of execution and mass burial of victims of the Great Terror of the 1930s.
Activists in Karelia demand the release of Yury Dmitriev, the imprisoned regional leader of human rights organization Memorial.
Nadezhda Gongeleva looses her battle for the top job in newspaper Prizyv.
The Karelian daily Pripolyarie is only one of several newspapers which did not make it into the new year.
The detention of Yuri Dmitriev might be a provocation meant to discredit Memorial, representatives of the organisation say.
«We plan steps and measures», says top press spokesman Dmitry Peskov following the European Parliament’s resolution on anti-EU propaganda
“Our goal was to avoid consequences for the orchestra and for Norwegian-Russian cultural relations,” Russia’s Consulate General says.
Russia’s only independent pollster insists it is not engaged in political activity.
Police searched Rodion Sulyandziga’s apartment Sunday morning and prevented him from leading a seminar.
Following reports about torture and harassment, the arrested activist is taken out of the Segezha prison colony No 7.
The meddling of Russian authorities in Norwegian musician Moddi’s concerts in northern Norway does not pose a threat to cross-border cultural cooperation, says Luba Kuzovnikova, leader of curator group Pikene på Broen.
A bill submitted to the State Duma proposes to increase federal funding of regional news makers. Legislators fear a mass closure of newspapers.