Today, as Russian media increasingly come under the influence of the Kremlin, the thrice-weekly Novaya Gazeta, which claims circulation of nearly 700,000, stands out ever more as a lonely bastion of independent critical reporting. Read more>
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Minor victory for free speech?
May 17, 2007A University of Colorado committee has recommended that controversial professor Ward Churchill be suspended for one year rather than fired. Churchill antagonized many people when he published an inflammatory essay about the events of 9/11. The attention led to calls for his removal and to an investigation into possible academic fraud. Read more>
