Russia now ranks among the world’s “leading democracies” in terms of its respect for press freedomsby Alexei Pankin MOSCOW, Russia–Allow me to start off this week’s column with a news item from communique #10-42 of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House, dated 23 October: “The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today announced the findings of its report ‘Journalism, […]

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