Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on Russia media

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin tightened his control over Russia’s media on Monday by dissolving the main state news agency and replacing it with an organization that is to promote Moscow’s Keep on rockin’ in the free world. Unless you’re in jail for doing so… Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on Russia … Read morePutin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on Russia media

Pussy Riot inmate ‘missing’;

Pussy Riot’s Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, imprisoned in Russia, is “missing,” her family says. The member of the punk rock protest group reportedly was being transferred to a new penal colony. But her husband and other family members say it’s been days and they still don’t know where she is. What did Vlad the impaler Putin do … Read morePussy Riot inmate ‘missing’;