– In other words, the Russian decision means that it will be even more difficult to conduct free and independent journalism about developments in Russia. This is what the head of Sweden’s Radio, Cilla Benkö, wrote in a statement. But she is not surprised. – Sveriges Radio has previously suffered from Russian media censorship by having our content blocked. SVT’s CEO, Hanna Stjärne, says the development is “disturbing”, but that they will carry out verification work in the same way as before. SVT CEO Hanna Stjärne is worried about the ban. Photo: SVT – Free journalism and information is a fundamental function in an open and well-functioning society. We hope that people from Russia will be able to access SVT in the future. Also on the list published by the Russian Foreign Ministry are German Der Spiegel, Spanish El Mundo, French Le Monde, and Danish Information and Berlingske. The editor-in-chief for Europe in Politico, Jamil Anderlini, says the ban is “completely unacceptable”. Responding to European ban The Russian press release says the authorities are banning media that “systematically spread false information” about the war in Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry also writes specifically that the decision is a response to the EU Council’s ban, which was announced on 17 May this year and came into force yesterday. This blocks “all broadcasting activity” from four Russian media: Voice of Europe, Ria Novosti, Izvestija and Rossiiskaja Gazeta. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova / Reuters Russia Today and Sputnik already had sanctions against them. The reason, says Brussels, is that they “spread and support Russian propaganda and the war of aggression against Ukraine”. – If the restrictions against Russian media are eased, the Russian side will also reconsider its decision on the mentioned media operators, says the Kremlin about its ban. Already in 2022, Russian authorities blocked a number of media in Russia, including the British BBC. Both the EU Council and Russia refer to the coverage of the war in Ukraine as the reason for their bans. Photo: Oleg Petrasiuk / AP Trial begins against American journalist Wednesday will also start the trial against Evan Gershkovich (32), the reporter from the Wall Street Journal who has been imprisoned for over a year. Gershkovich, who had been reporting from Russia for six years when he was charged by Russian prosecutors with espionage, was born in the United States and has Soviet parents. This is the first time a Western journalist in Russia has been charged with espionage since the country was part of the Soviet Union. The journalists barely got to see Gershkovich in the courtroom in Yekaterinburg before the trial started, reports Reuters. Photo: Evgenia Novozhenina / Reuters Both he, the newspaper and the White House say the debts are baseless. The Russian authorities have not yet presented evidence that he is guilty. Gershkovich has until now been held in the Lefortovo prison in Moscow, which is known for isolating its prisoners. The court hearing will take place behind closed doors in the city of Yekaterinburg, where he was arrested almost 15 months ago. Published 26.06.2024, at 07.42 Updated 26.06.2024, at 07.49
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