“Maybe this is specific to Russia, but when you have a media system that is very highly regulated and controlled, people – including journalists – use social network sites as a way to get reliable information. That is why people started to talk about the land issue, and their outrage that their leaders were violating environmental laws.” For his dedication and work leading multiple campaigns exposing government corruption and illegal exploitation of federally protected forestland along Russia’s Black Sea coast, the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to Suren Gazaryan. bit.ly/1eWcfWE
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 16:23:13 +0000
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