Russian authorities order Siberian television station to go off-air

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Russian authorities order Siberian television station to go off-air

Agence France Presse in Moscow
The Guardian, Monday 29 December 2014 15.41 GMT

An independent TV station based in Siberia will go off-air on 1 January on the orders of Russian authorities following months of pressure, its editor-in-chief said on Monday.

TV-2, a popular channel in the city of Tomsk and one of the last independent channels, will have to cease its cable broadcasts one month later, following the decision by the state television and radio broadcasting network, Viktor Muchnik told AFP.

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“We’re not an opposition channel, we simply give everyone an opportunity to speak. Before, this was considered normal, but then they started telling us who to invite and who not to invite.”

TV-2 reaches around 600,000 people and about 50,000 tune in to its news programs, where local officials are often criticised and analysts unseen on state television contribute from Moscow via Skype.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/29/russian-authorities-siberian-tv2-off-air

[Duckhunter935]

1. oh yes, Russia freedom of the press

unless it is run by Putin like RT and Sputnik. I am sure our resident Putin apologists will be along any moment to explain how this is actually a good thing.

Actually I am sure they will not as they are scared and stay away from these posts like a plague. It is truly sad That they dump RT babble but are afraid to explain why Putin shuts down all of the opposition.

[DetlefK]

2. Why, oh why, were the Ukrainians against a closer relationship with Russia?

Why, oh why, is Russia no match for the EU's and Nato's diplomatic advances to gain new members?