Austria’s information freedom law has led to the release of documents on a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak and emails involving the Vorarlberg Economic Association, ORF Vorarlberg reports after the law’s first year. The Information Freedom Act came into force on September 1, 2025. It abolished off…

A presenter said influencing political climate and policy inside Russia from abroad is "very challenging," citing emigre infighting and limited on-the-ground impact, and noted dissidents’ use of samizdat—an "ownerless" information method the KGB tried to suppress.

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