The Russian Foreign Ministry’s media department blasted the actions against the Sputnik staff and other Russian-speaking journalists, in the Baltic country, as “an outrageous example of the violation of the core of foundations of a democratic society: the freedom of the media and the freedom of expression.” The ministry’s statement …
Read More »Police use stun grenades & water cannons, detain multiple journalists amid protests in Belarus (VIDEOS)
People were gathering in the country’s capital, Minsk, for a procession called ‘The March of Pride’, which was scheduled to kick off at 2pm local time. Police soon began detaining protesters, multiple news outlets reported, with some saying that pepper spray and stun grenades were used. News website TUT.BY said …
Read More »‘Threat to ALL journalists’? Facebook temporarily DISABLES account of reporter who livestreamed armed groups in Louisville
“I am a journalist, verified on Facebook,” Fischer wrote on Saturday evening on his Twitter account. “Today I spent the entire day covering various armed groups throughout Louisville. As I just finished a livestream, I tried to log in and it appears Facebook deleted my account.” Fischer, co-founder of News2Share, …
Read More »In new crackdown, Belarus revokes accreditation for foreign media journalists, deports four Russian citizens
Journalists from Western media organizations, such as Reuters and Associated Press, along with state media outlets AFP, BBC, Deutsche Welle and RFE/RL, have been stripped of their right to report, meaning that they could be arrested if caught performing their duties. The majority of these reporters are Belarusian citizens. In …
Read More »‘You only know how to do evil’: Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls journalists ‘wimps,’ says they are less likely to endure Covid-19
Bolsonaro, who tested positive for the virus last month and received his first negative result after over two weeks battling the disease, has been heavily criticized for his skepticism about Covid-19. Media has taken him to task for his vocal opposition to lockdowns and going out in public without a …
Read More »The protesters blocked the highway in the center of Minsk, three journalists arrested under ugroza
The protesters blocked the highway in the center of Minsk, three journalists detained under threat of deportation Two days before the presidential elections in Belarus residents, the opposition to Alexander Lukashenko, blocked Lenin Avenue in the center of the capital. Outside pulled police. The situation is calm. Protesters chanted “long …
Read More »Harassment of journalists are paving the way towards a totalitarian state
The main pillar of the authoritarian and totalitarian regimes is a lie, and the main threat to them — freedom of speech, exposing the lies. It is the ability of people to openly Express their point of view, the main danger for leaders and regimes. So, of course, the most …
Read More »“Attack” Georgian journalists Lavrov was on video
The foreign Minister of Russia during the “attack” Georgian journalists at the UN office in Geneva, criticized the girls for their behavior. Several representatives of the Georgian press, pushing, interrupting each other, tried to ask a question to the Russian Minister, the incident was caught on video. Talkasia among the …
Read More »The representative of the plant called journalists of the Murmansk edition of “creatures pentecosta”
The representative of the plant group from USC called journalists of the Murmansk edition of “creatures pentecosta” Press Secretary of the Murmansk shipyard No. 10 (part of United shipbuilding Corporation, USC) has named journalists of the local edition of “Superpost” “creatures pentecosta”. As reported by “the Media”, the press …
Read More »The head of Chuvashia called wet journalists and bloggers for criticizing the government
The head of Chuvashia Mikhail Ignatyev believes that journalists and bloggers who criticized the government and distort information need to “wet”. He stated at the event dedicated to the Day of Russian press. “Individual journalists any articles not written about the working man, investing a good heart and soul. Specific …
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