Many fatalities among journalists occur during civil-wars. And in countries such as Colombia, some reporters covering the conflict between leftist insurgents and right-wing paramilitaries have paid the highest price of all. Russia Anybody who wants to find out what's going on in the Kremlin listens to radio Moscow Echo. Echo-radio keeps its finger on the pulse of the Russian metropolis and provides listeners with independent information. The editorial staff is concerned about the degree of pressure the state is exerting on the station.
People have a right to information.
That's incorporated in the constitution. So it cannot be right if our president says that freedom of expression is good only if it coincides with the interests of the state. Moscow Echo has managed to interview practically everyone who is anyone in the city. The station is a product of Michael Gorbachev's 'Glasnost' policy - designed to sweep away any trace of the former Soviet regime. Recently, German chancellor Gerhard Schr der gave an interview to Moscow Echo in which he stressed the importance of press freedom.