Censorship in Russia. The Kremlin is fighting with independent television – Money.pl

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Independent Russian Internet TV Dożd again was forced to leave the occupied premises and on Monday began broadcasting from a private apartment – tells the BBC, noting that this is the second such case in recent months.

The BBC notes that transfers substantially TV Dożd contrast with the content of the Russian state media and provide a platform for the presentation of alternative previews. He writes that the closure threatens another private television TV2 Tomsk in Siberia.

The Kremlin has long been accused of undermining the independence of the media – reminds BBC, stressing that this issue has become the focus of this year, when Russia intervened in Ukraine , annexing the Crimea after the controversial referendum in March.

The head of Natalia Sindiejewa Dożd television said that the channel will have to temporarily give the private apartment. Leaders were asked to leave the premises of the previous mieszącego to the magazine Snob , a holding company owned by businessman Mikhail Prokhorov Oneksim. Dożd moved there in October, when the previous owner did not prolong crew seat rental agreement.

The head of the magazine Snob Marina Gevorkian told the Russian news agency Interfax that the magazine never had a lease with TV Dożd and make available its your studio temporarily, until it finds a permanent seat .

– helped Dożdowi best we could, but we want to run their own projects, so we asked them to move out – she said.

Television Dożd found itself under fire recently for the materials on the 70th anniversary of the break lasting almost 900 days blockade of Leningrad. Sparked outrage survey, which asked whether there should rather give the town the Nazis to save people.

In particular, they were outraged MPs of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF). In their view, the purpose of the survey was profane historical memory of the Russian people . TV Dożd also sharply criticized the representatives of other parties represented in the Duma, calling the poll an attempt to rehabilitate fascism and blasphemy .

The TV Dożd survey found a mistake and apologized to all who felt it affected, but the largest operators of cable and satellite unilaterally declared the contract with the station.

Television fined; must pay 200 000 rubles (13.5 thousand. zł) for two retirees who filed lawsuits in connection with the survey.

Television Dożd suitable since 2009. This is probably the only independent station in Russia.