Freedom of Speech

The Flywheel of Washington’s Internal Repressions

26.08.2024

On August 21, 2024, the New York Times published quite a long material that The US Department of Justice had launched an investigation into American citizens who had connections with Russian state television networks. To do this, the FBI raided the homes of two people who are well-known commentators in order, as they say, “to blunt attempts to influence the November’s elections.“

Free speech in Finnish: Prison for Russophiles

23.10.2018

On October 18, the Helsinki District Court sentenced the founder and editor-in-chief of the network publications MV-lehti and Uber Uutiset Ilya Yanichkin to 22 months in prison, and another person involved - human rights activist, lawyer and journ

The Council House Smoking Ban

18.05.2017

I used to do a lot of radio and television. In the past few years, I have largely given up. The BBC no longer pays for appearances, instead expecting its contributors to drive to London or to remote studios for the love of being broadcast.

What is wrong with Facebook censorship

02.02.2017

Recently, we heard directly from Zuckerberg that they would like to change Facebook policy. This is all of course in light of the fake news scandal, which is a very big deal in the United States right now.

Christian values are forbidden

02.12.2016

First, I should say that personally I have no problem with gay marriage. But there are people in my country who take a different view on this matter.