Glasnost Defence Foundation Digest No. 571

21 May 2012 Glasnost Defence Foundation Russia 1. Court agrees to editor’s placement in psychiatric clinic (Republic of Karelia, Northwest) 2. Protesters against unlawful felling of forests under pressure (Republic of Khakassia, Siberia) 3. Journalist attacked (Moscow Region) 4. Green press barred from oil and gas conference (Maritime Region, Far East) 5. Independent news agency may be ejected from its headquarters (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Far East) 6. Parody article found non-extremist, after all (Voronezh, Central Russia) 7. Newspaper penalised for copyright violation (Perm, Volga) Armenia Prosecutor’s office brings criminal charges against persons who hampered reporters’ work on voting day Ukraine Unlawfully sacked editor reinstated Glasnost defence foundation GDF looks for potential partners: Appeal to public and state-and-public organisations and media Our contributors Youth look at freedom of expression: Inter-university conference held in Kirov (Volga) Read more