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⚡️ Comment by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Russian media outlets Telegram channels being blocked in European countries

Countries of the collective West continue to steadily cleanse media space of any undesirable information sources.

The West is currently conducting a campaign of repressions against Russian media outlets. Under this campaign, every country of the European Union has blocked Telegram channels of Russian broadcasters, including RIA Novosti, Izvestia, RT, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Channel One, Rossiya 1 and NTV.

This list continues to expand. While trying to access the above-mentioned resources, users from among the multi-million audience of these media outlets are notified about limited access, due to violations of local legislation. The essence of these violations is not explained. In May 2024, the European Union sanctioned the above-mentioned media outlets, and these sanctions encompass the entire territory of the bloc and affiliated states. Consequently, there is reason to believe that media outlets will continue to be blocked.

❌ We perceive this new act of political censorship by countries of the neo-liberal West as a formalisation of their line to suppress any manifestations of dissent contrary to their international obligations in the sphere of ensuring free access to information and media pluralism.

The deprivation of Western citizens of an opportunity to independently formulate their own opinion on global developments, a substitution of an objective picture of the world with a simulated reality, fabricated by the mainstream media and social media networks controlled by ruling circles grossly violates fundamental human rights to free speech and undermine the foundations of democratic society.

❗️ We are demanding that specialised international organisations duly evaluate these actions. First of all, we are expecting a response from UN human rights mechanisms, the leadership of the UNESCO and its Director-General Audrey Azoulay, as well as the newly-appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Jan Braathu. At the same time, we hope that his initial steps in this capacity will not continue the flawed policy of his predecessor who deliberately ignored attacks on Russian media outlets and crimes against this country’s journalists.

The Russian Side will certainly respond to these and other similar attacks on Russian media outlets. We reserve the right to implement symmetrical retaliatory measures.

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⚡️ Comment by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Russian media outlets Telegram channels being blocked in European countries

Countries of the collective West continue to steadily cleanse media space of any undesirable information sources.

The West is currently conducting a campaign of repressions against Russian media outlets. Under this campaign, every country of the European Union has blocked Telegram channels of Russian broadcasters, including RIA Novosti, Izvestia, RT, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Channel One, Rossiya 1 and NTV.

This list continues to expand. While trying to access the above-mentioned resources, users from among the multi-million audience of these media outlets are notified about limited access, due to violations of local legislation. The essence of these violations is not explained. In May 2024, the European Union sanctioned the above-mentioned media outlets, and these sanctions encompass the entire territory of the bloc and affiliated states. Consequently, there is reason to believe that media outlets will continue to be blocked.

❌ We perceive this new act of political censorship by countries of the neo-liberal West as a formalisation of their line to suppress any manifestations of dissent contrary to their international obligations in the sphere of ensuring free access to information and media pluralism.

The deprivation of Western citizens of an opportunity to independently formulate their own opinion on global developments, a substitution of an objective picture of the world with a simulated reality, fabricated by the mainstream media and social media networks controlled by ruling circles grossly violates fundamental human rights to free speech and undermine the foundations of democratic society.

❗️ We are demanding that specialised international organisations duly evaluate these actions. First of all, we are expecting a response from UN human rights mechanisms, the leadership of the UNESCO and its Director-General Audrey Azoulay, as well as the newly-appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Jan Braathu. At the same time, we hope that his initial steps in this capacity will not continue the flawed policy of his predecessor who deliberately ignored attacks on Russian media outlets and crimes against this country’s journalists.

The Russian Side will certainly respond to these and other similar attacks on Russian media outlets. We reserve the right to implement symmetrical retaliatory measures.

BY Russian Delegation to UNESCO