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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Russia bans critical websites
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Mon Mar 17 02:37:54 2014
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Russia bans critical websites
http://j.mp/1iui8eO (stuff.co.nz)
"Russia has banned several websites notable for their criticism of
the government and a blog run by prominent opposition leader
Alexei Navalny as the Kremlin intensified its crackdown on
independent media amid tensions over Ukraine. The government
communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, said Grani.ru, Kasparov.ru
and Yezhednevny Zhurnal (Daily Journal) have carried incitements
to unlawful behavior and participation in unauthorized mass
gatherings. It said the ban was requested by the Prosecutor
General's Office and Internet providers are now under instructions
to implement the block. Kasparov.ru was run by opposition figure
and former chess champion Garry Kasparov. Along with two other
websites, it carried scathing criticism of President Vladimir
Putin's government, including its action in Ukraine, where Russian
troops have taken control of the Crimean peninsula."
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