Glasnost Defence Foundation Digest No. 572

31 May 2012  Glasnost Defence Foundation Story of the week Amnesty International releases Human Rights Report 2012 Russia 1. MPs urge RF Investigative Committee to fully investigate Khadzhimurad Kamalov’s murder (Moscow/Makhachkala, North Caucasus). See Digest 550 2. GazpromBank sues bloggers for “defamation” and “extremism” (Moscow) 3. Village administration’s legal claim against newspaper turned down (Lipetsk Region, Central Russia) 4. Court requires “separating pork from horseflesh” (Perm, Volga) 5. Further on freedom of expression (Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, North Caucasus) Azerbaijan/ Belarus/ Russia/ Ukraine Gerd Bucerius Free Press of Eastern Europe 2012 Awards handed to journalists Glasnost Defence Foundation Some statistics cited Our contributors Journalists’ Union awards to “merited bosses” scrapped News from partners 2012 Andrei Sakharov Competition “Journalism as an Act of Conscience” continues [Read more]