In WLN "highly Commend" the U.S. state Department for caring about journalism in Russia

In the Union of correspondents of Russia (UJR) "highly Commend" for the care of Russian journalism, the U.S. state Department, yesterday posted a report that States to limit freedom of speech in Russia.

yesterday, the U.S. state Department released a report which finds that in Russia, freedom of speech and freedom of the media. In the report, for example, is indicated on the pressure " regarding correspondents covering the situation in Ukraine, the situation of sexual minorities, questions of natural factors, as well as critical local and Federal authorities ".

"it is highly encouraging is the fact that this report followed on later or a day after a report is published, the U.S. Department of defense, in which correspondents are in fact treated as combatants (the day Before informed that the Ministry of defense has published a new instruction" on the rules of war, "in which it is noted that the correspondents have the opportunity to be equated with "terrorists" ). This is very symptomatic, and not good such concern for Russian journalism, " said Fins news Secretary WLN Timur Shafir.

"very grateful for the concern of our journalism ", - he noted, adding, because This message is an example to counter Russian propaganda.

Shafir in this case, said that in Russia and in truth there is a restriction of media freedom, and This is a big problem that must fight and the Russian correspondents, and the Russian state." Without freedom of the media cannot build a normal civil society, " he added.

for his part, the head of the Union of correspondents of Russia Vsevolod Bogdanov said that " we have a healthy society and wishes free media ", and the Committee on information policy of the state Duma of the Russian Federation for the last time period trying to make all possible measures for the arrangement of the media market in terms of economic independence of the media.


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