Information War Campaigning to destroy: how Moscow authorities promoted mass housing emolition The propaganda campaign promoting Moscow’s new housing demolition program was, without a doubt, aggressive. But was it convincing enough? dispatch Daria Litvinova
Armed Conflict Brothers in arms Why Russian ultranationalists confronted their own government on the battlefields of Ukraine feature Leonid Ragozin
Information War Jailed for a Like | Episode Four: A Family Accused of Extremism This is the story of an electrical engineer from the city of Tver who has been in prison for two years for his social media posts and of his family ruined by the Kremlin’s clampdown on dissent. video Katia Patin
Armed Conflict Ukraine’s east: why not call Russia’s occupation by its name? Failure to officially define the East as Russian-occupied gives Moscow a PR advantage, some Ukrainian MPs say dispatch Isobel Koshiw
Armed Conflict Russian librarian found guilty for keeping Ukrainian books As Russia’s war with Ukraine stretches into a third year, the Kremlin is stepping up efforts to squash any expressions of pro-Ukraine opinion. The Russian head of a government-funded Ukrainian library has found herself the latest target dispatch Marina Bocharova
Information War In Germany, a battle against fake news stumbles into legal controversy Some in Germany want social networks to decide what news is fake or ever illegal. It may not be so easy dispatch Josie Le Blond
Information War Backlash grows against Ukraine’s attempts to block Russian social media The Ukrainian government has descended to the Kremlin’s level with its decision to censor Russian-owned social networks and websites, according to human rights advocates dispatch Isobel Koshiw
Information War Russian Blogger Given 3 1/2 Year Suspended Sentence for Pokemon Go Video Episode One: Pokemon Games dispatch Katia Patin
Information War Russian authorities appear to deem original historical research dangerous dispatch Madeline Roache
Soft Power Made in Bulgaria: pro-Russian propaganda Bulgarian fake-news agents often promote Moscow’s line not for Russia’s sake, but for their own political interests dispatch Michael Colborne
Traditional Values Russian TV network won’t air ‘Simpsons’ episode over fears of offending christians dispatch Katia Patin
Armed Conflict Russia used a two-year-old video and an ‘alternative’ Swedish group to discredit reports of Syria gas attack Who are the Swedish doctors that Russian media is using to drum up support for war in Syria? dispatch Katia Patin
Information War Confessions of a (former) Russian state TV reporter After working for Kremlin TV, a Russian reporter explains how the state turns journalists into propagandists first person Ilya Kizirov
Information War Czechs struggle to sort facts from fears over Russian influence Many are wary of renewed Russian meddling, but could overstating the threat play into Putin’s hands? dispatch Amy Mackinnon