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Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine
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Originally Posted by jfman
Did we ban sections of the press, intimidate journalists, ban opposition parties and trade unions?
Link to journalist intimidation from that well known Putin mouthpiece “the Guardian”:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...-intimidate-us
My view is Zelensky has gone much further, even setting aside 20th century principles being applied in a 21st century war. He’s banned parties that added up to over 2 million votes at the last parliamentary election. Banning trade unions silences the voices of largely working class men who will be sacrificed in this escapade given the levels of corruption that will ensure the political class, their sons and their brothers dodge the draft.
In World War 2 the Chamberlain government collapsed. I doubt there’s any mechanism by which Ukrainian opposition to Zelensky (within his own party or the opposition that haven’t been banned) to do the same. Other than the previous mentioned bullet, of course. |
Intimidation of the press in Ukraine
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Two high-profile cases of harassment have involved other titles. In January, journalists at the investigative site Bihus.info found 30 SBU officers had placed hidden cameras in hotel rooms to covertly record journalists at a New Year party. Some reporters had discussed buying drugs and were taking cannabis and MDMA; the footage was released in a smear video, prompting an outcry that eventually led to the sacking of an SBU chief.
Earlier this month, Yevhen Shulhat, an investigative journalist from Slidstvo.info, who was investigating the purchase of a luxury flat by the wife of an SBU cybersecurity chief, was served with enlistment papers while he was shopping at a supermarket one evening.
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Intimidation of the press in Russia…
https://rsf.org/en/country/russia
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In recent years, in addition to heavy sentences, even torture, used mainly in the regions, the frequent use of fines and short-term detention under various pretexts have been added to the methods employed to intimidate journalists. The media are also under threat of arbitrary inclusion on the list of “foreign agents”, a status that comes with heavy bureaucratic hurdles and legal risks, and the list of “undesirable organisations”, which criminalises any mention of – or cooperation with – the targeted media. Faced with additional risks incurred since the start of the war in Ukraine, many journalists working for independent media outlets have chosen exile. The authorities maintain pressure by “visiting” family members or by convicting them in absentia.
Detained as of today in 2024
36 journalists
6 media workers
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https://rsf.org/en/region/europe-central-asia
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The Russian state (162nd) has pursued its crusade against independent journalism, while more than 1,500 journalists have fled abroad since the invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s two-place rise in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, due to other countries falling, obscures a fall in its global score as the list of journalists and media branded as “foreign agents” or “undesirable” has lengthened and journalists continue to be jailed arbitrarily. The two rivals for the region’s lowest ranking are Belarus (167th), whose government persecutes journalists on the pretext of combatting “extremism”, and Turkmenistan (175th), whose president has unlimited power and bans all independent reporting.
Countries that have suffered significant falls include Georgia (103rd), which has fallen 26 places. Its ruling party continues to polarise society, cultivates a rapprochement with Moscow and conducts a policy that is increasingly hostile to press freedom. Azerbaijan (164th) has also seen all of its indicators fall, especially its political indicator, after cracking down on the media before its presidential election.
One of the Index’s surprises is the 18-place jump by Ukraine (61st) due to improvements in both its security indicator – fewer journalists killed – and its political one. Although the rule of law has not been enforced over the entire country since the Russian invasion, which has prevented the Ukrainian authorities from guaranteeing press freedom in the occupied territories, political interference in free Ukraine has fallen. This kind of pressure is limited by the fact that the media denounce it.
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And the British Government used D Notices frequently during WW2…
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Last edited by Hugh; 23-06-2024 at 13:41.
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