Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine
FILE - The BBC sign outside the entrance to the headquarters of the publicly funded media organisation in London, July 19, 2017. Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the governments position on the war in Ukraine. The move on Friday March 4, 2022, came as Russian authorities blocked access to foreign media that publish in Russian reports. The blocks affect the BBC, the U.S.
Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house of Russian parliament, said the new measure"will force those who lied and made statements discrediting our armed forces to bear very grave punishment.” Roskomnadzor, blocked Facebook, citing its alleged “discrimination” of the Russian media and state information resources. The agency said in a statement that the restrictions introduced by Facebook owner Meta on the Russian news channel RT and other state-controlled media violate the Russian law.
Roskomnadzor said those media had published “false information” on subjects including “the methods of carrying out combat activities , the numbers of losses of the Russian Federation Armed Forces and victims among the civilian population.” Earlier this week the BBC said it was bringing back shortwave radio transmission to Ukraine and parts of Russia so people can listen to its programs with basic equipment.
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