Russia - Unprecedented offensive against independent TV station

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns the unprecedented campaign of harassment suddenly unleashed against Dozhd (Дождь, Rain TV), one of Russia's few really independent broadcasters, a station that is often outspoken and gives space to opposition views. Although available only via cable, satellite and on the Internet, Dozhd had managed to acquire a sizeable number of viewers since its launch in 2010, especially among the urban middle class. But a controversial poll about the siege of Leningrad (...)

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