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Russian police raid Moscow nightclubs in LGBTQ+ crackdown
1 month, 1 week ago

Russian police raid Moscow nightclubs in LGBTQ+ crackdown

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian police raided several bars and nightclubs across Moscow on Saturday as part of the government’s crackdown on “LGBTQ+ propaganda,” state media reported. The raids come exactly a year since Russia’s Supreme Court ruled that the “LGBTQ+ movement” should be banned as an “extremist organization.” Its decision followed a decades-long crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights in Russia, where President …

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TikTok tactics shake up politics in Romania
1 month, 1 week ago

TikTok tactics shake up politics in Romania

Raw Story  

Barely known a year ago, far-right candidate Calin Georgescu successfully dominated social network TikTok to emerge the shock winner of Romania's first-round presidential election -- an online campaign that has raised suspicions. Romanian news site G4 Media, which conducted an analysis of Georgescu's social media use, found the far-right politician mounted a "propaganda machine" using thousands of supposed "volunteers" to …

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Meta announces ban on Russian state media channel RT across social media platforms over alleged amplification of Kremlin propaganda
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta announces ban on Russian state media channel RT across social media platforms over alleged amplification of Kremlin propaganda

Daily Mail  

Facebook owner Meta has said it's banning Russian state-owned media outlets from its social media platforms over the alleged use of deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. Russia's President Vladimir Putin presents flowers to editor-in-chief of Russian broadcaster RT Margarita Simonyan on May 23, 2019 Meta has said it's banning Russian state-owned media outlets from its social media platforms over …

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Kremlin slams Meta Platforms over ban on Russian state media outlets, says it’s ‘unacceptable’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kremlin slams Meta Platforms over ban on Russian state media outlets, says it’s ‘unacceptable’

Live Mint  

Slamming the Meta Platforms’ decision to ban Russian state media outlets from its apps, the Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was “unacceptable” and that the US social media giant had discredited itself with its action. Meta had accused the Russian state media outlets of “foreign interference activity”. On Monday, Meta said it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other …

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‘Guerrilla projects’: Russia revels in US allegations of media warfare
3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Guerrilla projects’: Russia revels in US allegations of media warfare

Al Jazeera  

Public figures close to President Putin goad Washington after the DoJ alleged that RT is puppeteering social media influencers. Last week, the United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing a Tennessee-based company, believed to be Tenet Media, of accepting millions of dollars from the Russian state-owned media outlet RT and promoting “pro-Russia propaganda and disinformation across social media …

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‘Unacceptable pressure’: Kremlin denounces US for targeting Russian media
4 months ago

‘Unacceptable pressure’: Kremlin denounces US for targeting Russian media

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin spokesman also says media censorship during Ukraine offensive is ‘justified’ as Russia is in a ‘state of war’. The Kremlin has accused the United States of applying unacceptable pressure on Russian media after Washington announced sanctions against journalists and a state media network. On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the US was trying to ensure that Russia’s …

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A Russian Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated Biden Video
55 years ago

A Russian Propaganda Network Is Promoting an AI-Manipulated Biden Video

Wired  

In recent weeks, as so-called cheapfake videoclips suggesting President Joe Biden is unfit for office have gone viral on social media, a Kremlin-affiliated disinformation network has been promoting a parody music video featuring Biden wearing a diaper and being pushed around in a wheelchair. The video features several Moscow-based actors—who spoke with Russian media outlet Agency.Media—but also appears to use …

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Russia bans 81 EU media outlets in tit-for-tat move
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia bans 81 EU media outlets in tit-for-tat move

Al Jazeera  

Moscow responds to a broadcasting ban on four Russian outlets that the EU accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda. Russia has banned 81 media outlets from European Union countries in response to broadcast bans imposed on several Russian state media outlets by Brussels last month. The 27-member bloc had banned four Russian media outlets from broadcasting in May for what it …

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Russia denies Eiffel Tower coffin stunt an anti-Ukraine undertaking
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia denies Eiffel Tower coffin stunt an anti-Ukraine undertaking

Al Jazeera  

The coffin stunt comes as Western leaders rethink the bounds of their approach to arming and training Ukrainians. In a statement on Tuesday, Russia’s embassy in France expressed “strong protest against a new Russophobic campaign launched in the French media” that it said is affecting the security of its citizens. French authorities and media have posited that Russia may have …

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Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing ‘Russian law’ targeting the media. Protesters gather again
8 months, 1 week ago

Georgian lawmakers move closer to passing ‘Russian law’ targeting the media. Protesters gather again

Associated Press  

TBILISI, Georgia — Georgia’s Parliament moved a step closer Wednesday to passing a law that critics fear will stifle media freedom and endanger the country’s European Union membership bid, as police used water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray against the tens of thousands of protesters who thronged surrounding streets. Opposition lawmaker Helene Khoshtaria accused the ruling party of trying …

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The truth behind Olena Zelenska’s $1.1m Cartier haul
8 months, 1 week ago

The truth behind Olena Zelenska’s $1.1m Cartier haul

The Economist  

Science & technology | Bling ring The lies behind Olena Zelenska’s $1.1m Cartier haul The anatomy of a disinformation campaign C artier jewellery, Louis Vuitton bags, Gucci tracksuits, private jets—Olena Zelenska, Ukraine’s first lady, has a taste for the good life and is using foreign aid money to fund it. Re-posted by the Russian Embassy UK 1,000 “Cartier Intern” video …

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Putin blames Islamic extremists for last week's concert massacre
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin blames Islamic extremists for last week's concert massacre

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that the gunmen who carried out the concert hall attack that killed over 130 people in a Moscow suburb last week were “radical Islamists.” HT Image Speaking in a meeting with government officials, Putin said the killings were carried out by extremists "whose ideology the Islamic world has been fighting for centuries.” Putin, who …

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Moscow concert hall shooting | Four men charged in attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says two accept guilt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Moscow concert hall shooting | Four men charged in attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says two accept guilt

The Hindu  

Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court on March 24 on terrorism charges showing signs of severe beatings. The hearing came as Russia observed a national day of mourning for the attack on March 22 on the suburban Crocus City Hall concert venue that killed at …

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How the deadliest attack on Russian soil in years unfolded over the weekend
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How the deadliest attack on Russian soil in years unfolded over the weekend

Associated Press  

The auditorium at Crocus City Hall was about three-quarters full, with the crowd waiting to see Picnic, a band popular since the Soviet days of the early 1980s. “I looked at my colleague, and he also said: ‘Fireworks, probably.’” In this photo taken from video released by Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Sunday, March 24, 2024, rescuers work in …

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Four men showing signs of severe beating charged over Moscow concert attack
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Four men showing signs of severe beating charged over Moscow concert attack

Al Jazeera  

Four suspects charged with terrorism as Russia observes a day of mourning over deadliest attack in two decades. Four men accused of gunning down scores of people at a concert outside the Russian capital, Moscow, have been charged with terrorism after appearing in a courtroom showing signs of severe beating. Moscow’s Basmanny District Court identified the four suspects behind the …

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4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt
9 months, 2 weeks ago

4 men charged in Moscow attack, showing signs of beatings at hearing as court says 2 accept guilt

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Four men accused of staging the Russia concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people appeared before a Moscow court Sunday on terrorism charges showing signs of severe beatings. The hearings came as Russia observed a national day of mourning for the attack Friday on the suburban Crocus City Hall concert venue that killed at least 137 …

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First charges laid following Moscow concert hall attack as Russia mourns 137 victims
9 months, 2 weeks ago

First charges laid following Moscow concert hall attack as Russia mourns 137 victims

ABC  

In short: Moscow's Basmanny district court charged four suspects with acts of terrorism in connection with the attack. Moscow's Basmanny district court charged four suspects with acts of terrorism in connection with the attack. Russian authorities said 11 people have been detained in connection to the concert hall attack, including the four gunmen who fled the scene. Deadliest attack since …

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93 dead in Moscow concert hall attack, Islamic State claims responsibility
9 months, 2 weeks ago

93 dead in Moscow concert hall attack, Islamic State claims responsibility

India Today  

Over 90 people were killed and 145 others were injured as a group of armed men, wearing combat fatigues, opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow on Friday night, BBC and Reuters reported, citing Russia's FSB Federal Security Service. pic.twitter.com/WCRmznrldq — Aric Toler March 22, 2024 The attack took place as a huge crowd gathered for a concert by …

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Heartbreak and regret: He bought her the birthday trip to Russia. Will they release his girlfriend?
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Heartbreak and regret: He bought her the birthday trip to Russia. Will they release his girlfriend?

LA Times  

Ksenia Karelina, 32, pictured with her boyfriend, Chris Van Heerden, 36, on a trip to Big Bear. “We are trying everything.” Upon her arrival in Russia on Jan. 2, Van Heerden said, Karelina faced hours of questioning by Russian authorities who confiscated her phone. Authorities required Karelina to stay in Yekaterinburg, where her family lived, and told her to check …

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Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations,’ North Korean state media reports

CNN  

Seoul, South Korea CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in the United States. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian state news agency TASS the car was an Aurus, the luxury …

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Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporter
11 months ago

Putin uses Tucker Carlson interview to press his Ukraine narrative, hints at swapping WSJ reporter

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin used an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson to push his narrative on the war in Ukraine, urge Washington to recognize Moscow’s interests and press Kyiv to sit down for talks. Putin said it’s up to Washington to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, which he called a U.S. “satellite,” and persuade Kyiv to negotiate, …

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Russia puts Meta spokesperson on wanted list: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia puts Meta spokesperson on wanted list: Report

Live Mint  

Russia placed Meta Platforms spokesperson Andy Stone on its wanted list "with criminal charges", Russian news agency TASS reported on Sunday. The report cited a statement in the database of the Russian Ministry of Interior, saying, "Andy Mark Stone is wanted under an article of the Russian Criminal Code." In March 2022 the Russian investigative committee said it had opened …

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Russia's Sergei Surovikin reportedly seen after aborted Wagner mercenary mutiny
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia's Sergei Surovikin reportedly seen after aborted Wagner mercenary mutiny

ABC  

Russia's Sergei Surovikin, nicknamed "General Armageddon", has reportedly been seen in public for the first time since a brief mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. Key points: A photo circulating in Russian media shows a man in sunglasses and a cap walking alongside a woman resembling Mr Surovikin's wife Mr Surovikin fell out of favour with the Kremlin following the …

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Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to Wagner mercenary chief
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian media watchdog blacklists outlets linked to Wagner mercenary chief

Associated Press  

Russia’s media watchdog blacklisted at least five media outlets affiliated with Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and blocked their websites in Russia. As of Saturday, websites of the RIA FAN news agency and four online news portals controlled by Prigozhin’s Patriot media holding company “People’s News”, “Neva News”, “Politics Today” and “Economy Today” — were listed on a register of …

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