World Report 2009: Russia

Threats were the most common attack on journalists in Ukraine in January, with press outlets continuing to receive anonymous bomb threats via email.

Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser and Igor Sergunin received prison sentences ranging from 3.5 to 5.5 years in retaliation for providing legal services to the late, jailed opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.

In recent weeks, laws on “foreign agents”, “fake news” and “discrediting” the Russian army were made substantially harsher.