NEWS ANALYSIS O ´ SCAR COLLAZOS War of words

Colombia’s head of state doesn’t welcome criticism

DAVID L STERN Inconvenient truths

A brutal murder is part of a wider campaign

HOW FREE IS THE RUSSIAN MEDIA? EDWARD LUCAS The big squeeze

The message to journalists is clear: keep quiet

FATIMA TLISOVA Nothing personal

A journalist’s account of intimidation tactics

VIKTOR SHENDEROVICH Tales from Hoffman

Putin fails to see the funny side

MARTIN ROWSON STRIPSEARCH

ALEXEI SIMONOV Crime without punishment

A culture of impunity rules in Russia

JOHN CROWFOOT Barometers of freedom

The difficulties of measuring the media climate

MATTHEW BOWN Shut the duck up

The art world comes up against moral censure

MAXIM TRUDOLYUBOV Words or deeds

Why isn’t free speech valued more highly?

IRENA MARYNIAK Phoenix rising

A grand narrative is being written

ARKADY BABCHENKO Information vacuum

The new censorship is more damaging than the old

MARIA EISMONT Towns without censorship

Local journalists are standing up to threats

SERGEI BACHININ Under pressure

The regional press is often the only source of reliable news

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