Russia Closes Down Newspaper

After posting a politcal cartoon that provoked "a controversy with echoes of the Islamic anger over Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad", the newspaper Gorodskiye Vesti or City News was shut down. Members of the Russian government stated that it was desirable to avoid ethnic battles over the issue and that shutting down the newspaper was the safe way out. This demonstrates the governments power to control the propaganda and political insight that the citizens of Russia see.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/17/news/russia.php