Editing Freedom of the press (section)

====Russia====
{{main article|Media freedom in Russia}}
[[File:Berlin rally after Navalny's murder asv2024-02-16 img18.jpg|thumb|Protest outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin demanding the release of Russia's [[political prisoner]]s, including journalists [[Ivan Safronov (1990)|Ivan Safronov]] and {{ill| Maria Ponomarenko|sv|Maria Ponomarenko}}, 2024]]
The US Secretary of State, [[Mike Pompeo]], criticized [[Russia]] for limiting the activities of [[VOA]] and [[Radio Free Europe]] in Russia with a governmental order demanding reviewing the subject by Moscow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Ray Furlong of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |url=https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-with-ray-furlong-of-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty/ |website=U.S. Department of State |date=2020-08-12 |access-date=2020-09-19 |archive-date=2020-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917214350/https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-with-ray-furlong-of-radio-free-europe-radio-liberty/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

On 4 March 2022, Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]] signed into law a bill introducing [[Russian 2022 war censorship laws|prison sentences of up to 15 years]] for those who publish "knowingly false information" about the Russian military and its operations in Ukraine,<ref>{{cite news |title=Russia Jails Anti-War Journalist 6 Years for 'Fake News' |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/15/russia-jails-anti-war-journalist-6-years-for-fake-news-a80230 |work=The Moscow Times |date=15 February 2023}}</ref> forcing independent media in Russia to stop reporting on Ukraine or cease operations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/04/putin-signs-law-introducing-jail-terms-for-fake-news-on-army-a76768|title=Putin Signs Law Introducing Jail Terms for 'Fake News' on Army|website=The Moscow Times|date=4 March 2022|archive-date=6 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306232328/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/04/putin-signs-law-introducing-jail-terms-for-fake-news-on-army-a76768|url-status=live}}</ref> At least 1,000 Russian journalists have fled Russia since February 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=1K Journalists Have Fled Russia Since Ukraine Invasion – Report |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/02/03/1k-journalists-have-fled-russia-since-ukraine-invasion-report-a80135 |work=The Moscow Times |date=3 February 2023}}</ref> About 85% of Russians get most of their information from Russian state-controlled media.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Stengel |first1=Richard |title=Putin May Be Winning the Information War Outside of the U.S. and Europe |url=https://time.com/6179221/putin-information-war-column/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME]] |date=20 May 2022}}</ref> 

''[[Novaya Gazeta]]''{{'s}} editor-in-chief [[Dmitry Muratov]] was awarded the [[2021 Nobel Peace Prize]] for his "efforts to safeguard freedom of expression". In March 2022, ''Novaya Gazeta'' suspended its print activities after receiving a second warning from the Russian censorship apparatus ''[[Roskomnadzor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-novaya-gazeta-newspaper-pauses-activities-after-official-warning-2022-03-28/|title=Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper pauses activities after official warning|website=Reuters|date=28 March 2022}}</ref> 

On 17 June 2024, a Moscow court issued arrest warrants for ''[[IStories]]'' editor-in-chief and award-winning investigative reporter [[Roman Anin]] and Ekaterina Fomina, a journalist at ''[[TV Rain]]'' and a former ''IStories'' correspondent, on charges of [[Russian 2022 war censorship laws|disseminating "false information"]] about the Russian armed forces in Ukraine. Russia's Interior Ministry added two [[Russian emigration during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian journalists in exile]] to its wanted list. Fomina said the arrest warrant would affect her professional life as she would not be able to travel to many countries that could arrest her and extradite her to Russia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russia issues arrest warrants for exiled journalists over war coverage |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-issues-arrest-warrants-for-exiled-journalists-over-war-coverage-/7684311.html |work=VOA News |date=3 July 2024}}</ref>