'Foreign agents and extremists': Russia's attack on critics | The Listening Post

In Russia, the political stakes are rising in the run up to election season - journalists are being branded as "foreign agents" and an opposition figure is labelled an "extremist".

Contributors:

Ilya Yablokov - Academic, Leeds University

Lisa Alexandrova-Zorina - Journalist, Team 29

Ivan Kolpakov - Editor-in-chief, Meduza

Uliana Pavlova - Journalist, Moscow Times

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After months of deliberation Donald Trump’s Facebook account remains suspended. Richard Gizbert asks producer Meenakshi Ravi to explain the decision.

The Turks turning to YouTube

Independent journalists in Turkey, like Cüneyt Özdemir, are taking refuge online. Özdemir’s daily YouTube program has become a staple for Turks, especially among younger viewers looking for journalism of a different kind.

Contributors:

Cüneyt Özdemir - Creator and host, Cüneyt Özdemir Show

Cansu Çamlibel - Editor-in-chief, Duvar English

Emre Kizilkaya - Turkish vice chair, International Press Institute; author, The New Mainstream Media is Rising

00:00 Intro
01:04 Russia’s latest attack on critics
11:55 Donald Trump’s Facebook suspension upheld
14:10 The Turks turning to YouTube
23:52 End Note

[andreyz]

Meduza is not a Russian media outlet. Its based in Latvia and funded by Western governments. I think its fair to call it a foreign agent.

[tryingtocorrect]

Making life in Russia more difficult. More rules and regulations. less freedom.

[anomanderrake]

America has been doing it for a few years now.

[command_unit]

The music in the video is all the evidence you need to know that its a very biased report...

[KaleunMaender]

5:52

Russia didn't annex western Ukraine.

[hughjaass]

So Putins tactics sound alot like the GOP tactics here in U S.

[georgevlavianos]

I guess this commentary coming from a miniature Persian Gulf state that is an absolute monarchy with NO tolerance for criticism is essentially expensive BS.

[Camilla_Kudrin]

Liberté 🇺🇳🇺🇳🇺🇳
I lived in Russian Federation as a child. I was not welcome there, because I'm a LGBT-person. In 2015 I was arrested because I was a conscientious objector, so I was against conscription... 8 months in prison. Later I've got away from Russia, and I saw these arrests of opposition. It's getting worse in Russia. It's awful.

[ilvailvandoniherde]

Free media in America? You are kidding....

[wumaocenttroll]

I don't like Trump but I support his freedom of expression. And am against private entities regulating our right to speech.

[piusdanial]

what good navalny he will do in russian future since he is making up good lies ?

[lordaskiamohanmend]

What language is isreal using now.
Democratic style languages

[realpqleur]

I thought Putin outlawed Feminism due to it being extremely stupid.

[johnstanton]

He should ban them from facepage, twatter, instagerm, and all other "social media" because it seems to work in the United States.

[anomanderrake]

Opossition figure! You mean that racist blogger and his clueless teenage base. Belingcat is funded by the US and UK.

[erenpeksenoglu]

14:11 about Cüneyt Özdemir Youtube Channel and Turkish politics

[Gigi-tdrm]

please as followers of lord Jesus please read your bible every day Ephesians 6:17 ask Our Lord Jesus to help you understand before you start reading thank you.

[entropicpedro]

That CIA ad is sooo cringe...those memes😂😂😂

And guys AJ is still one of the best international news media in the world irregardless of who is funding it...

[lordaskiamohanmend]

As he wanted to start feeling the poison, he remembered to take picture of him by unknown person drinking tea and unknown camera man in the plane with him.

[marilenaganea]

Russian bots incoming in 3, 2, 1....