Category Archives: Russia

Love: A Criminal Cabaret

Posted on 10/17/2013 by Stephanie

By:  Stephanie Brown If you followed the news this summer, you’re probably familiar with pictures like this: The image above is one of many disturbing images taken at Gay Pride rallies and protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg this year. … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Society, Cross-Cultural Communications, Human Rights, Journalism, Justice, LGBT, Russia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

RT vs. Al Jazeera: The Propaganda War Over the Syrian Revolt

Posted on 03/15/2012 by rickrockwell2011

by Rick Rockwell* For those who aren’t regular viewers of RT (formerly known as Russia Today), the Kremlin-financed information network, or to those who have not visited RT’s YouTube site you are missing some pretty heavy shelling in the propaganda … Continue reading →

Posted in "Al-Akhbar", "Pravda", "Vremya", Al Jazeera, Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, BBC, China, CNN, Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Hackers, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Propaganda, Qatar, RT, Russia, Satellite Television, Syria, Television, United Nations, United States, YouTube | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Hacking for Hugo: Cyberattacks, Twitter & Venezuelan Politics

Posted on 02/02/2012 by rickrockwell2011

by Rick Rockwell Nothing is more embarrassing in this digital era than having your electronic presence hacked.  In one of those unfortunate tropes on victimhood, the target of the hacking gets the blame. Now, imagine a government might be directing … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, China, Cyberattacks, Free Speech, Hackers, Hugo Chavez, Israel, Russia, Self-Censorship, Twitter, Venezuela | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments