35 min ago Russia's independent radio station Echo of Moscow shutting down
Russia’s independent radio station "Echo of Moscow" announced Thursday it will be closing down following authorities’ decision to take the station off-air. “By a majority vote of the Board of Directors of Echo of Moscow, a decision was made to liquidate the radio channel and the website of Echo of Moscow,” reads a statement on its website. On March 1, the Russian authorities moved to block the websites of Echo of Moscow and another outlet named TV Rain, and took Echo of Moscow off the air due to their coverage of the war in Ukraine. In a statement, the Prosecutor General accused the Echo of Moscow and TV Rain of disseminating what it called “information known to be false regarding the actions of Russian servicemen, as part of a special operation to protect the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.” The Prosecutor General also said the two outlets had been posting information which the statement said calls “for extremism, violence against citizens of the Russian Federation, mass violations of public order and public security.” Authorities in Russia forbid rallying without a permit and may consider broadcasting or reporting specific information on unauthorized rallies as organizing illegal protests. The Echo of Moscow website appeared to be inaccessible in Russia on Thursday. ソース:CNN
14:37 BBC restricted in Russia, state media report
Russia's communication authorities have limited access to the BBC's Russian Service in the country, reports state-owned news agency RIA. Two other news outlets - Meduza and Radio Liberty - have also been blocked, it said. ソース:BBC
14:30 Moscow restricts access to BBC - reports
It has been reported this morning that Russia's communications watchdog has restricted access to the BBC's Russian Service. Two other news outlets - Radio Liberty and Meduza - have also been blocked, according to the state-owned RIA news agency. Yesterday, Moscow said the BBC was being used to "undermine" the internal political situation and security in Russia. Earlier, it was reported that Russian-backed news channel RT had been removed from all broadcast platforms in the UK. Access to the network was reportedly impacted by a ban imposed by the European Union. Culture secretary Nadine Dorries previously referred to the channel as "Putin's polluting propaganda machine". ソース:skynews
1:14 BBC temporarily suspends work of journalists in Russia
As we've been reporting all day, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament has approved a law that would impose jail sentences of up to 15 years for people spreading "fake" information. A number of independent outlets in Russia have been shut down, or chosen to stop operating. International outlets the BBC and Deutsche Welle have been restricted. Now the BBC director-general says the corporation is temporarily suspending the work of all BBC journalists in Russia, in response to the law. “This legislation appears to criminalise the process of independent journalism," says director general Tim Davie. "It leaves us no other option than to temporarily suspend the work of all BBC News journalists and their support staff within the Russian Federation while we assess the full implications of this unwelcome development. “Our BBC News service in Russian will continue to operate from outside Russia. “The safety of our staff is paramount and we are not prepared to expose them to the risk of criminal prosecution simply for doing their jobs. I’d like to pay tribute to all of them, for their bravery, determination and professionalism. ソース:BBC
20:24 4 Mar Russia restricts access to German broadcaster DW
As we reported earlier, access to the BBC's news services have been restricted in Russia. This is also the case for Deutsche Welle (DW), the global German broadcaster. Russian authorities on Friday restricted access to DW online. ソース:BBC
Russia has banned Facebook, according to a report by Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti. It says the country's media watchdog Roskomnadzor decided to block access to the social media platform, adding there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, with access restricted to state-backed channels like RT and the RIA news agency. ソース:BBC
03:16 Russia blocks access to Facebook
Russia's media regulator has blocked access to Facebook in the country. The move will make it more difficult for Russian citizens to access outside sources of information and news about the conflict in Ukraine. Russia had already imposed harsh new restrictions on journalists in the country, with punishments of up to 15 years in prison for those who publish "fake news" about the war. The "official" state narrative does not refer to the conflict as an "invasion" or "war", instead calling it a "special operation" to "de-Nazify" Ukraine - despite the Ukrainian president being Jewish. ソース:skynews
6 hr 37 min ago "No to war" were the last words broadcast on this independent Russian TV station
Independent Russian news outlet TV Rain ended its final broadcast with the words "no to war" on Thursday. The station was forced to shut down because of the Russian government’s crackdown on local media over unfavorable coverage of the war in Ukraine. TV Rain had already been forced off television airwaves but continued operating a YouTube broadcast. Its staff signed off, saying “no to war,” before walking off the station’s set. ソース:CNN
2 hr 58 min ago Russian military warns of "provocations" involving Western journalists in Ukraine
Russian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov warned on Friday that Ukrainian forces in the city of Kharkiv were readying a "provocation" in concert with Western journalists by firing heavy weaponry from a residential area with the aim of provoking a retaliation by Russian forces that would be caught on camera. Russian statements about supposed "provocations" by the Ukrainian side have been a prelude to shelling or strikes by Russian forces. ソース:CNN
4:45 Russia has blocked Twitter - Russian news agency
Twitter has been blocked in Russia, according to Interfax news agency - just over an hour after it was announced access to Facebook had been cut off. The moves will mean ordinary Russians have even less access to information about the conflict in Ukraine from outside sources. As we just reported, Russia's Vladimir Putin has just signed a decree that will punish people who spread "fake" news about the war with up to 15 years in prison. ソース:skynews
5:51 Russia adds Twitter and YouTube to social media ban
Following the news Russia has banned Facebook, we're hearing reports it has also blocked access to Twitter and YouTube. Tass news agency says Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor has restricted access to Twitter, and Interfax news agency said earlier the service had been blocked. A message has appeared on the regulator's website that access to Twitter was limited on the basis of a decision from the Prosecutor General’s Office on 24 February - the day Russia launched its invasion. ソース:BBC
4:34 Putin formally signs law that would punish people for spreading 'fake' information about the war
Russia's Vladimir Putin has officially signed a decree that could see people jailed for up to 15 years if they spread "fake" information about Russia's armed forces. The Russian version of events is that the conflict is not an "invasion" or a "war" but a "special operation". It claims it is trying to demilitarise and "de-Nazify" Ukraine - despite the Ukrainian president being Jewish, and a Russian attack hitting a Holocaust memorial earlier this week. The new law was drafted earlier today by Russia's upper house of parliament. Another law also signed by Mr Putin today means those who called for sanctions against Russia would be held criminally responsible. ソース:skynews
4:47 Putin signs law on jail terms for 'fake news'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has now signed into law a bill that punishes the spread of "fake" information about the country's armed forces with jail sentences of up to 15 years. The bill was unanimously passed by Russian lawmakers on Thursday. Several independent Russian media outlets have been forced to close in recent days after describing as "invasion" or "war" what the Kremlin calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. Putin also signed another bill that would allow fines or jail terms for calling for sanctions against Russia. ソース:BBC
1 hr 25 min ago How Russia's internet could soon start to look a lot like China's
Like much else about the country, Russia's internet has long straddled East and West. Russian citizens, unlike their Chinese counterparts, have been able to access US tech platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, though they have been subject to censorship and restrictions — the defining feature of China's internet model. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has increasingly isolated the country in recent days, could also prove to be the death knell for its presence on the worldwide web. ソース:CNN
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