MMDC International Conference Freedom of the Media and Protection of Journalists in Russia Organizers: Mass Media Defense center, Glasnost Defense Foundation Moscow, May 25, 2017 9 30 - Registration of Participants 10 00 - 10 15. Opening remarks. Galina Arapova, MMDC director, Alexey Simonov, GDF president, Nadezda Azhgikhina, EFJ vice president. Introduction of participants. 10 15 – 12 00. Legal framework of media freedom and its implementation in Russia. Moderator: Nadezda Azhgikhina Speaker : Galina Arapova, MMDC, Tumas Misakyan, lawyer, Yury Kazakov, Public Chamber for Media Complains. Participants: Mikhail Afanasiev, Focus, Abakan, Oleg Shevtsov, Mir Belogorya, Belgorod, Dmitry Polyanin, Oblastnaya Gazeta,…