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Case Against RFE/RL Correspondent Over COVID Reporting Dismissed By Russian Court May 04, 2021 12:50 GMT share Print ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- A Russian court has dismissed a case against an RFE/RL correspondent who was charged with the distribution of "false information about the coronavirus" over an article she wrote about a lack of ventilators for COVID-19 patients. The lawyer for Tatyana Voltskaya, Leonid Krikun, told RFE/RL that the Gatchino City Court in the northwestern Leningrad region ...

Cuba Daylight Time • Current Time in CDT Time Zone Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) is one of the GMT/UTC -04:00 time zones. This means that Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) is -04:00 hours behind of GMT. Cuba Daylight Time (CDT) replaces Cuba Standard Time during summer when daylight savings comes into effect. Cuba Standard Time is a UTC -5 timezone offset which means Cuba Standard Time is -5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Current time and date in Cuba Daylight Time is: 00:57:31 on Tuesday, May...

Shortwave transmitting station of the USA International Broadcasting Bureau near Biblis, Germany, used to broadcast programmes of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty into Eastern Europe and Russia. Photo: Kuebi wikimedia.org Thirty years after opening an office in Moscow, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) appears to be on its way out. The group has become a victim of both punishing legislation designed to constrain and demonise foreign media and journalists, as well as related fines that now...

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has made much of his apparent support for the media in recent months. During a February visit to the Fergana region, he appealed to journalists, “Do not be afraid to deliver [information] fairly. The president is with you.” Two months earlier he told parliament that while “many local officials do not like provocative and critical journalistic reports, since they violate their calm and carefree existence… publicity and freedom of speech are a demand of ...

share Print WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department says press freedom in Russia is under growing threat as authorities slap RFE/RL and other media organizations with restrictive “foreign agent” labels and fines. Speaking at a press briefing on April 29, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the Russian government is increasingly “intolerant of outside perspectives” as it moves to quash any dissent in the country. The comments come as Russia’s media regulator Roskomnadzor has h...

[Ukrainian] Anna Kalyuzhna (Bihus) – Investigating financial corruption in Ukraine Журналістка українського проекту розслідувань Bihus.Info Анна Калюжна розкаже про інструменти цифрових досліджень і відкриті бази даних, які вона та команда використовують для створення їхніх матеріалів. Детально вона розповіс�...

"I think they are trying a new tactic now," opposition politician and political analyst Leonid Gozman told Current Time, the Russian-language network run by RFE/RL in cooperation with VOA. Earlier, he said, the police would detain 2 or 3 percent of the protesters at a rally and the rest would go home feeling relieved. "Now we have a different situation," he continued. "They are signaling to everyone: Go ahead and march, guys, but a year from now you can expect well come, expect a knock at your ...

French Guiana Time • Current Time in GFT Time Zone French Guiana Time or (GFT) is a UTC -03:00 Time zone offset. French Guiana Time is not adjusted for daylight saving therefore GFT remains the same through out the year. This means, unlike some time zones where the clock is set forward by one hour every summer and backward by one hour during winter to adjust for daylight saving, French Guiana Time remains the same. Current time and date in French Guiana Time is: 08:35:40 on Tuesday, Apr 27, 2...

Current local time in Kuwait (Asia/Kuwait time zone). Get information about the Asia/Kuwait time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) current time in all cities/countries belonging to Kuwait Time zone. Current time in Kuwait is: 12:05:55 PM on Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021 Asia/Kuwait time zone offset is: UTC / GMT +03:00 hours Current Time & Date in Kuwait along with DST information Asia/Kuwait Timezone in detail. Current Time and date in Asia/Kuw...

Current local time in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone). Get information about the Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone. Local time and date, DST adjusted (where ever daylight saving time is applicable) current time in all cities/countries belonging to Port Moresby Time zone. Current time in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea is: 07:40:37 AM on Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021 Pacific/Port_Moresby time zone offset is: UTC / GMT +10:00 hours Current Time & Date in Port Moresby along...