Open Democracy - new material on BBC Russian Service

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

Some of you may know of our campaign to stop the BBC Russian Service from
axing its most important programmes.  We have published letters in the Times
and the Daily Telegraph and have succeeded in having the subject debated in
Parliament.

Here is a link to a new article of mine now on the Open Democracy website,
plus 2 letters:
http://tinyurl.com/be8xwj

The site, however, is being temperamental.  If this link doesn¹t work, then
just to go to
http://www.opendemocracy.net/Russia/

And then click on
BBC: ridding itself of a troublesome Russian Service?

I have been advised that it would be a great help to our cause if more
comments could be posted on the Open Democracy website as soon as possible.
A small group of us are meeting Nigel Chapman, the Director of the World
Service today (Wednesday). If you can write in, or persuade other people to
write in, even if only with 2-3 lines, we will be more than grateful!  Do
please forward this as widely as possible!

Susan Richards, the editor of Open Democracy, will be happy to post comments
herself if anyone comes up against technical problems:
Susan Richards <susan.richards at opendemocracy.net>

Best Wishes,

Robert

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