How long until Putin bans Echo of Moscow, Russia’s last bastion of free speech,...
Sergei Buntman, deputy editor of opposition-friendly radio station Echo of Moscow, gives us an insight into how long outlets like his have in Russia until they...
Russian Media Exaggerate Ukrainian Election Violations
Russian media falsely reported that the 2015 Ukrainian local elections saw a record number of violations. They cited the Committee of Voters of Ukraine,...
Want to Research the Russian Internet But Don’t Speak Russian? We Can Help.
This article is part of a larger guidebook by RuNet Echo to help people learn how to conduct open-source research on the Russian Internet....
Photo Fake: New Zealand Library Passed off as Moscow Library
On October 29, social networks posted a fake photo of what was presented as the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow. The real library...
How to Find Information on Facebook. Part 2
Our previous article about Facebook searches discussed how to use the Graph Search tool and what useful information can be retrieved with its help....
Russian lawmakers reportedly consider adding ISIS to list of “undesirable” NGOs
The Russian government has a formal list of what it calls “undesirable organizations.” Any group on this list is said to threaten the country’s...
Ukraine Ban on Russian Symbols Fuels Fight Over National Identity
A young policeman knocked on Ivan M. Papchenko’s front door one recent afternoon, brandishing a complaint from the National Memory Institute of Ukraine and...
Russia conceals its military casualties as part of propaganda war
In the four weeks since Russia entered the conflict in Syria, Moscow has waged a fierce campaign for the hearts and minds of ordinary...
Sweden eyeing Nato help in propaganda wars
Sweden is considering joining a Nato centre for strategic communication to boost its expertise in fighting propaganda wars in the social media world, said...
Fake: Ukrainians to Participate in Syrian War
Russian and pro-Russian media have been falsely reporting that Ukrainian citizens will be trained to take part in Syria’s civil war. They have based...