TOPIC OF THE WEEK
Journalists pressured during elections

EVENT OF THE WEEK
Law enforcers crack down on protesters again

RUSSIA
1. Moscow. Journalist beaten while covering protest rally
2. St. Petersburg. “Honest” elections?
3. Voronezh (Central Russia). Administrative censorship
4. Rostov Region (South). Authorities seek to close independent TV/radio station
5. Khabarovsk Region (Far East). Campaign wonders
6. Perm (Volga). Senator’s daughter claims 1 million roubles from newspaper that mentioned her “family relationships”. See Digests 541, 560
7. Yekaterinburg (Urals). Internet TV on the march

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