Latvia pulled the Russian exiled channel’s broadcast license in what some called censorship. But whatever the merits, Russia ranks near the bottom in press freedom.
TV Rain being evicted from Latvian studio interfax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from interfax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Latvia’s decision last week to take away independent Russian TV channel Dozhd’s permission to broadcast in much of Europe started with a slip of the tongue and quickly escalated into this year’s biggest media scandal. It led to the “cancellation” of a major anti-war Russian media source based outside of the country.
Latvian regulator cancels broadcasting permit for exiled Russian broadcaster Dozhd TV cpj.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpj.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Latvia's State Security Service suggests blacklisting TV Rain's ex-host Korostelev - Baltic News Network bnn-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bnn-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.