Russia has now shut down all independent news media | DW News

It's almost impossible for Russians to access impartial information about the war in Ukraine. Censorship laws have led to the closure off all independent news sources. One of the last independent suppliers of TV news to end broadcasting from Russia was Rain TV. They shut down operations in Moscow on the third of March. Their last broadcast cut then to a taped version of Swan Lake, referencing state tv practice in Soviet times.

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[hugoboss]

I remember Chernobyl disaster, we the citizens never really learned the truth. Old days coming back to Russia

[ThomasKO]

Brave women and men I dearly hope you'll hang on on putting out the truth!

[MachFiveFalcon]

Whelp, usually not a good sign of what a country has planned after they don't allow any open, honest conversation... 🙄

[Milesco]

With a title like this (especially with the word "now" in it), I was expecting some sort of, you know, _news_ -- as in some kind of new developments -- but instead, it's just a rehash of what happened more than three months ago.

[agolftweetler]

Always far fewer Russian trolls on stories like this. Reality is something they can't escape.

[berechianyanwu]

He who does evil does not like people talking about it or about him.

[elrojo]

Says the people who want Julian Assange to be arrested.

[amritpalsingh]

West has banned Russian channels.
What's the difference?

[steveturvey]

Yeltsin should have never picked Putin.

[michaelsilva]

Russian Journalists also banned in West. What's the difference.

[ahmedshami]

Unfortunately, even Russia is now using same policy banning the media from the art of music.

[ЗдрастеПриехали-фх]

you closed, blocked all Russian media. what are you afraid of? truth? "What is the strength, brother? The strength is in the truth! Whoever has the truth is stronger"

[gluteusmaximus]

Imagine that the russian public would get the whole truth and nothing but the truth! Vlad the Gnome would end just like the last Tzar!

[lastChang]

When did Russia🇷🇺 learn this repression from China?

[jackbamba]

I have been trying to access RT for a long time. Do you know how to do that? Now, I am watching Chinese and Indian news agencies to get some different news.

[StellaNormandy]

Yeah, as if we have access the russian media! Europe stopped streaming them since day one. Where's RT?!

[ИринаЛукьяненко-ьъ]

What a BS!The Internet is extremely cheap in Russia, everyone can afgord it:) What about RT?

[BobSmith-dmvp]

wonder if they are still getting 82 % support for the war now

[uvikir]

Ukraine has now closed all opposition parties. Democracy as it is...

[carelin]

What can we do to help them get back independent reporting?