Comments on: Investigating Russia's NGO Crackdown

Investigating Russia's NGO Crackdown

Coherence Panda — Fri, 18 May 2007 08:39:43 -0800

Russia's attack on independent voices. In 2005, Alexandra Poolos interviewed Russian journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya. Two years later, Politkovskaya is one of fourteen journalists murdered since Vladimir Putin came to power, and Frontline sent Poolos to Russia to investigate the Kremlin's crackdown on independent voices. She reports on voices struggling to survive -- the last independent newspaper, a persecuted Chechen activist -- amidst a booming economy and resurgent authoritarianism.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Fri, 18 May 2007 08:55:42 -0800

Not FRONTLINE, but Frontline/World. They're affiliated, but they're not the same show.

By: acro

acro — Fri, 18 May 2007 09:48:12 -0800

"The leaders of the European Union and Russia have traded sharp criticism over human rights, at a summit that exposed the divisions between the two sides." (BB) frontline unofficial video podcast

By: nervousfritz

nervousfritz — Fri, 18 May 2007 10:02:20 -0800

So the link is to CBS with regards to getting rid of journalists.

By: acro

acro — Fri, 18 May 2007 10:24:56 -0800

Marcel Theroux Russia documentary "Death of a Nation"

By: languagehat

languagehat — Fri, 18 May 2007 10:36:44 -0800

Thanks for this—it's an important story that's not getting enough attention.