Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Soviet nuclear sites leave grim legacy
By  • 11 July 2019
The Soviet Union's nuclear program was once one of the largest in the world. But from Chernobyl to the empire's former nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, the legacy of that program still affects tens of…
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Journalist critical of Kremlin dies in Ukraine bombing
By  • 25 July 2016
A prominent journalist and critic of the Russian and Belarusian governments has been killed in a car-bombing in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, a year after he reported being threatened during a visit to Moscow. Pavel…
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Poland, Belarus a study in contrasting media
By  • 16 February 2015
As Polish media moves from strength to strength, Belarus remains a 'terrifying' place for journalists. These are gloomy times in much of Europe. Across the continent governments are wrangling with stagnant economies, the threat of…
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Disappeared Belorussian journalist said to be in jail
By  • 8 December 2014
A Belorussian journalist who had been missing for almost two weeks is being held in jail in the capital Minsk, the Associated Press reported. Alyaksandr Alesin, a journalist who covered military affairs for the daily…
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Belarus and European Union strain ties over human rights abuses
By  • 12 March 2012
Belarusian officials flouted further recent attempts by European Union ministers in Brussels to curb the human rights violations of their eastern neighbor. Germany’s foreign minister Guido Westerwelle spoke out in early March against Belarusian president…
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