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26.01.2009, 12:23

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The silencing of Helen Thomas and the First Amendment

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In March, US media reported on the “defection” of Shahram Amiri, an Iranian nuclear scientist who went missing in Saudi Arabia who is now accusing US officials of abducting him.

27.07.2010, 17:46 21 comments

US “sparked Russian spy sensation” in wake of WikiLeaks broadside

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Radical Dutch politician’s visit to London causes revolts

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Fired journalists go on hunger strike

Published: 18 March, 2009, 15:09


Two correspondents from Russia’s Channel One TV network barricaded themselves inside an office in Moscow’s TV tower on Wednesday morning after being sacked. Now both men are preparing to continue the battle from home.

 
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