Update, 9:51 Am Pt: Marina Ovsyannikova, who burst onto the set of a state-Russian newscast to protest the war in Ukraine, was fined 30,000 rouble, or about $280.
She also pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the charge of organizing an unauthorized public event, according to the BBC. There are still fears that she could face more serious charges related to spreading what the Russian government deems misinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.
Ovsyannikova appeared in the background of a newscast on Russia’s Channel One, showing a sign and shouting “don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” She was then detained. She also recorded a lengthier message that was posted to social media.
According to the BBC, she told reporters on Tuesday that she was questioned for 14 hours but not given access to lawyers or to family members.
Previously: A woman appeared in the background of the...
She also pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to the charge of organizing an unauthorized public event, according to the BBC. There are still fears that she could face more serious charges related to spreading what the Russian government deems misinformation about the invasion of Ukraine.
Ovsyannikova appeared in the background of a newscast on Russia’s Channel One, showing a sign and shouting “don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” She was then detained. She also recorded a lengthier message that was posted to social media.
According to the BBC, she told reporters on Tuesday that she was questioned for 14 hours but not given access to lawyers or to family members.
Previously: A woman appeared in the background of the...
- 3/15/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Russia’s foreign intelligence director alluded to cancel culture and claimed that Russia is suffering “a cancellation” as the world slaps sanctions on the nation for invading Ukraine.
“The masks have been dropped. The West is not just trying to surround Russia with a new Iron Curtain,” Russia’s Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said on Thursday. “We are talking about attempts to destroy our state — its ‘cancellation,’ as it is now customary to say in a ‘tolerant’ liberal-fascist environment.”
Naryshkin’s comments appeared on Russian-language site Ria Novosti,...
“The masks have been dropped. The West is not just trying to surround Russia with a new Iron Curtain,” Russia’s Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said on Thursday. “We are talking about attempts to destroy our state — its ‘cancellation,’ as it is now customary to say in a ‘tolerant’ liberal-fascist environment.”
Naryshkin’s comments appeared on Russian-language site Ria Novosti,...
- 3/4/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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