Russia - Political debate disrupted by cyber-attacks and arrests

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders deplores the many cases of censorship that marred yesterday's parliamentary elections in Russia. As most of the traditional media, including TV stations, are controlled by the Kremlin, real political debate takes place only online. But coordinated cyber-attacks and arrests of journalists and bloggers were carried out in an apparent bid to suppress even the online debate. These incidents have obstructed open discussion of Russia's political future and do not bode (...)

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