Top Management Fired At NTV
Online Report: Russia's state-owned gas company fires the heads of the only nationwide independent TV station, but the network's journalists say they'll fight state control. (4/3/01)

Putin and the Press
Terence Smith and special correspondent Simon Marks report on the state of press freedom in Russia. (2/27/01)

State Department Decries Raid
Online Report: The U.S. State Department says the Russian government's raids on media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky's holdings are meant to intimidate the independent media. (2/8/01)

Russian Media Mogul Arrested
Online Report: Vladimir Gusinsky, owner of Russia's only independent TV network, is arrested in Spain on an international warrant. (12/12/00)

Police Raid Media-Most
Online Report: Russian police seize financial and personnel files from the media company owned by embattled businessman Vladimir Gusinsky. (7/11/00)

Muzzling the Media?
Three experts discuss the controversy surrounding the arrest of Russian media baron Vladimir Gusinsky. (6/16/00)

Gusinsky Arrested, Released
Online Report: Businessman Vladimir Gusinsky is released by Russian officials just days after his arrest on embezzlement charges. (6/16/00)
Online Report: A Russian media mogul is arrested for embezzlement, but some say the government is simply retaliating for unflattering news coverage. (6/14/00)

Behind the Lines
Terence Smith leads a discussion on Russia's jailing of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Andrei Babitsky. (2/25/00)

Media Watch
Full NewsHour coverage of media issues.

Russia's High Court Confirms Media's Free Speech Rights
Online Report: The Russian Federation Constitutional Court has struck down parts of new regulations restricting media coverage during the run-up to December elections. (10/30/03)

Greek Court Refuses to Extradite Former Russian Media Baron
Online Report: A Greek appeals court rejected a Russian extradition request for former media mogul Vladimir Gusinsky, accused by Russian authorities of fraud and money laundering. In a hearing that lasted one minute, the judge dismissed the Russian request after ruling the charges did not constitute a crime under Greek law.

Gusinsky was released from prison on bail about a week after his Aug. 21 arrest. His lawyers said Gusinsky, who holds a dual Russian-Israeli citizenship, planned to return to Israel later Tuesday. (10/14/03)

Former NTV Owner Detained in Greece, Awaits Extradition Decision
Online Report: Vladimir Gusinsky, the former Russian media tycoon arrested in Athens on fraud charges Aug. 21, will remain in a Greek prison until a top court decides whether to extradite him to his native country. (8/25/03)

Russia Closes Indepent Station, Considers Election Press Rules
Terence Smith discusses the recent closure of TVS and the Russian parliament's proposed bill to restrict press coverage of the upcoming elections with Ellen Mickiewicz, a professor and Russian media expert from Duke University and Yevgeny Kiselyov, the former editor-in-chief of TVS and NTV and former general manager of the now defunct TV-6. (7/1/03)

Russia Shuts Down Last Independent National TV Station
Online Report: The Russian Media Ministry ended broadcasts of financially troubled TVS, the country's last independent national television station, and replaced it with a new state-run sports channel. (6/23/03)

President Putin Vetoes Media Curbs
Online Report: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday vetoed proposed legislation that would have limited news coverage of "anti-terror" operations, including events like last month's Moscow theater hostage crisis. (11/25/02)

Russian Duma Approves Anti-Terror Measures
Online Report: The upper house of Russia's parliament passes new media restrictions allowing authorities to exert more control over the reporting of terrorist attacks and major crises like last month's Moscow theater hostage standoff. (11/13/02)

Russia Pulls Plug on Independent TV Channel
Online Report: Officials in Moscow shut down TV6, the last independent TV station with a national reach. (1/22/02)

Moscow Court Orders Independent Channel Closed
Online Report: A Russian appeals court upholds a ruling to close TV6, the country's last national television station not under government control. (1/11/02)

Russian Politician Takes Stock in Echo of Moscow
Online Report: Boris Nemtsov says his decision to accept Echo of Moscow stock could keep the independent radio station out of government hands. (7/12/01)

Gazprom Gains Control of Independent Radio Station
Online Report: Russia's state-owned gas company gains control of independent radio station Echo of Moscow, once a Media-Most company. (7/6/01)

Russian Court Orders Media-Most Liquidation
Online Report: A Russian court orders the liquidation of the company holding the evaporating empire of media magnate Vladimir Gusinsky. (5/29/01)

NTV Launches On-Air Protest
Online Report: NTV broadcasters are taking their stand against a takeover by the state-owned gas company to the airwaves. (4/4/01)