Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding manipulation of the mass media and intimidation of the independent press in the Russian Federation, expressing support for freedom of speech and the independent media in the Russian Federation, and calling on the President of the United States to express his strong concern for freedom of speech and the independent media in the Russian Federation.

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Expresses: (1) continuing support for freedom of speech and the independent media in the Russian Federation; (2) concern over the failure of the Russian Government to privatize major segments of the Russian media; (3) concern over the pattern of Russian officials' surveillance and intimidation of Russian citizens and media; (4) regret and dismay at the detention and continued prosecution of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty journalist Andrei Babitsky; and (5) concern over the breaches of Russian legal procedure in the raid by the Russian Federal Security Service on Media-Most and the arrest of Vladimir Gusinsky. Calls on the President to express to the Russian President his concern for freedom of speech and the independent media in the Russian Federation and to emphasize the U.S. concern that official pressures against such independent media and political manipulation of the state-owned Russian media are incompatible with democratic norms.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 20 June 2000

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  Referred in Senate · EN · 20 June 2000

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 June 2000

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  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 June 2000

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 June 2000

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