Censorship

Putin’s approval rating falls to lowest since before Ukraine war, state pollster says

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2026. Sputnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Russia slows internet crackdown as voter anger hits Putin rating

Russian authorities have waged a relentless campaign against social media platforms including Telegram, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram.

Russian investigative journalist is placed in pre-trial detention

Oleg Roldugin, an investigative journalist for the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, who was detained in a case involving alleged misuse of personal data, stands inside an enclosure for defendants before a court hearing in Moscow, Russia April 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Russia says it will expel Dutch journalist in tit-for-tat move

Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends a press conference following a meeting of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Erywan Yusof in Moscow, Russia, March 3, 2026. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS

Speculation on Indian ex-army chief’s ‘unpublished’ book ignites concerns over military storytelling

Four Stars Of Destiny, an autobiography by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, who retired as the Chief of the Army Staff in April 2022, hit the headlines on Feb 2.

France’s Macron asks Trump to lift sanctions on European officials

France’s President Macron is preparing to challenge his US counterpart Donald Trump over social media and free speech.

Russian comic jailed nearly 6 years for telling offensive joke about Ukraine War veteran

Russian comedian Artemy Ostanin reacts inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing after his March 2025 arrest over a stand‑up performance, in Moscow, Russia, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova

South Koreans now free to read North’s newspaper, once banned as seditious

A visitor reading the Rodong Sinmun at the National Library of Korea in Seoul on Jan 2. South Koreans can from this week access the publication at select locations without state approval.

Judge grants injunction blocking US from detaining British anti-disinformation activist

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US targets former EU commissioner, activists with visa bans over alleged censorship

FILE PHOTO: European Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton looks in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France, 25 April 2024. Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

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