Friday, March 14, 2014

Russia Starting To Block Opposition And Independent News Websites

Via blackhole.beeline.ru

Kremlin Blocks Opposition Websites; Kasparov Fears Putin Plans ‘Something Drastic’ -- Washington Times

Russians looking to get a different perspective on the Ukraine crisis will essentially have to settle for whatever story Vladimir Putin tells them — the Kremlin banned four opposition websites on Thursday.

Russia’s communications agency has banned Grani.ru, Kasparov.ru, the online site for “Yezhednevny zhurnal” (“Daily Journal”), and prominent opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s website, Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty reported.

The move comes on the same day that U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry warned Russia that “there will be costs” if Moscow continues to escalate the crisis in Ukraine.

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More News On Russia Starting To Block Opposition Websites And Independent News Sites

Kremlin Blocks Four Opposition Websites As Ukraine Crisis Brews -- IBTimes
Russia Wipes Opposition Sites From The Internet -- Buzz Feed
Kremlin Bans Websites Critical Of Government -- Radio Free Europe
Russia blocks internet sites of Putin critics -- Reuters
Russia Bans Critical Websites -- WSJ
Russia bans 4 websites critical of government in latest crackdown on independent media -- Global Post/Canadian Press
Russia Puts Opposition Leader’s Blog on Internet Blacklist -- RIA Novosti
Russia Blocks Access to Major Independent News Sites -- EFF

My Comment: Something is coming down .... they would not be doing this unless they want to control the media over a major event. My guess is that they are planning to do something in Ukraine

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