CNN, BBC and several other media stop broadcasting from Russia, given Putin’s threat to journalists

Various media of world prestige have decided temporarily suspend its broadcast from Russia after the Russian Government has approved a law that toughens prison sentences up to 15 years for “spreading false information”, between what would be called “invasion” or “war” to his offensive in Ukraine, for example.

Among the media that have made this decision are the American chain CNNthe Canadian CBC or the British chain BBCas well as theUS news agency Boomerang.

These media will continue to cover the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but from outside Russia.

It should be recalled that the Russian media regulator last Saturday ordered all Russian media outlets to remove from their content any reference to civilians killed by the Russian army in Ukraine, as well as the terms “invasion”, “offensive” or “declaration of war,” according to Agence France-Presse.

Defense of independent journalism

“This legislation seems criminalize the process of independent journalism. It leaves us with no choice but to temporarily suspend the work of all BBC News journalists and their support staff inside Russia while we assess the full implications of this unwelcome phenomenon,” said BBC Director General Tim Davie.

From CBS, for its part, they have stated that “in light of this situation and due to concerns about the risk to our journalists and staff in Russia, we have temporarily suspended our reports from the ground in Russia while we obtain clarity on this legislation. “, he detailed, thus joining other media to “defend a free press” and “unhindered access to accurate and independent journalism” in Russia.