RuNet Echo is a project of Global Voices (@globalvoices) exploring Russian online communities and citizen journalism.
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We're hiring a (third!) editor at @bellingcat, job posting below. Remote work, salary is $53-56k, plus all the wonderful things provided by Dutch employers (25 holidays/year, paid sabbatical, etc).
If the link fails, try it in a private/incognito window.
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The key court case is taking place today -- on the anniversary of the death of one of Memorial’s founding members, Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov.
It's a 'criminalisation of memory', @AndrKolesnikov says. Full story: ft.com/content/5c64a174-ad92…
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An awkward moment in Russian court today: a recent fraud conviction appears to confirm Russia's army is occupying the separatist states in eastern Ukraine. The 1,300 tons of food the defendant sent there every two weeks is enough for 26,000 troops
themoscowtimes.com/2021/12/1…
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Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's daughter on Wednesday urged the EU to stand up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, as she collected a rights prize on behalf of her father
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Meanwhile, Moscow got a new museum - of cryptography! Check it out!
themoscowtimes.com/2021/12/1…
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Read this new @WiredUK about Russia's attempts to attempt to block the @torproject browser. GV and @runetecho's @tanyalokot is interviewed r Tor wired.co.uk/article/russia-b…
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#Russia has the second-largest @TorProject userbase in the world. The blocking of Tor's website comes amid a renewed crackdown on VPNs and other online anonymity tools. @RuNetEcho
trts.io/8M8bi
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"The long-term goal is to push out the foreign social media companies from the Russian market."
smart @polinaivanovva column on Gazprom's takeover of Russia's biggest social network and the implications for internet freedom:
ft.com/content/4197ffe3-b1c0…
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#Russia has the second-largest @TorProject userbase in the world. The blocking of Tor's website comes amid a renewed crackdown on VPNs and other online anonymity tools. @RuNetEcho
trts.io/Bkv2y
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Russia has blocked the web anonymity service TOR in what activists warn is the latest part of an effort to restrict internet freedom
themoscowtimes.com/2021/12/0…
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If convicted, Sapega could face up to six years in prison.
rferl.org/a/belarus-sapega-r…
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The Russian government has submitted draft legislation that would drastically expand QR-code vaccine passport prerequisites. meduza.io/en/news/2021/11/12…
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Russian authorities have moved to shut down Memorial, one of Russia’s oldest and most prominent rights organizations, an outrageous assault on the jugular of Russia’s civil society.
trib.al/PyiAF86
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TUT.BY, one of Belarus' most popular news sites, lasted for 21 years - until it was closed as part of Lukashenko's media crackdown. We speak to the people who are carrying on its mission - outside the country.
opendemocracy.net/en/odr/tut…
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New @globalvoices piece for your Sunday reading: A member of #Kazakhstan's government said that the country's population has played #SquidGame for a long time, highlighting issues of socio-economic inequality - globalvoices.org/2021/10/17/…
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The Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2021 is awarded to the Russian human rights and media project OVD-Info (@OvdInfo).
They receive the prize for their fearless commitment to the struggle for democracy and human rights in #Russia.
#CRDAward2021
crd.org/sv/2021/09/23/civil-…
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Roskomnadzor unveiled a new registry of major social networks. The list already includes many social media giants — but not @Telegram. meduza.io/en/news/2021/09/22…
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New: Google employees have joined the slew of politicians & activists blasting the internet giant for pulling a voting app from Russia’s opposition leader @Navalny, a move critics say showed the company was caving in to the Kremlin. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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We Can No Longer Expect Google and Apple to Fight for Internet Freedom. My take on global platforms yielding to the Kremlin’s pressure.themoscowtimes.com/2021/09/2…
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Seems that Twitter also got request from Russian state to delete post w/info on Navalny’s “Smart Voting” plan. But unlike Google and Apple they declined—likely a function of Twitter having no office in Russia nor significant revenue from Russian market? nitter.cf/ioannZH/s…
