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http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/04/02/world/europe/russia-shuts-down-tv-station-serving-crimean-tatars.html?referrer=MOSCOW Russia pulled the plug on the last independent television station serving Crimean Tatars on Wednesday, continuing what members of the Tatar minority called a pattern of discrimination because of their opposition to Russias annexation of the Black Sea peninsula.
The station, ATR, had been broadcasting under a Ukrainian license that expired on Tuesday. Its four applications for a new, Russian license were rejected by Roskomnadzor, Moscows media regulator, according to the channels managers.
We will do everything to obtain all necessary documents to resume the broadcast, Elzara Islyamova, the stations general director, said at a news conference in Crimea that was posted on YouTube. The main point is to try to preserve a channel run by Tatars, for Tatars, she said.
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One Tatar leader, Nariman Dzhelalov, wrote on Facebook that representatives of the Crimean prosecutors office had visited him at home on Monday to read aloud a warning not to participate in any demonstrations about the television stations closing.
The station, ATR, had been broadcasting under a Ukrainian license that expired on Tuesday. Its four applications for a new, Russian license were rejected by Roskomnadzor, Moscows media regulator, according to the channels managers.
We will do everything to obtain all necessary documents to resume the broadcast, Elzara Islyamova, the stations general director, said at a news conference in Crimea that was posted on YouTube. The main point is to try to preserve a channel run by Tatars, for Tatars, she said.
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One Tatar leader, Nariman Dzhelalov, wrote on Facebook that representatives of the Crimean prosecutors office had visited him at home on Monday to read aloud a warning not to participate in any demonstrations about the television stations closing.
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Russia Shuts Down TV Station Serving Crimean Tatars (Original Post)
NuclearDem
Apr 2015
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Only 3 recs in 5 hours. Hmm, apparently not too popular with the huge number of Putin trolls
progree
Apr 2015
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Adrahil
(13,340 posts)1. K&R n/t
progree
(10,911 posts)2. Only 3 recs in 5 hours. Hmm, apparently not too popular with the huge number of Putin trolls
Actually, I think its the fault of the Maidan Fascists. EVERYTHING is the fault of the Maidan Fascists and the Baltic states -- who had the temerity to exercise their rights as independent states to join in whatever alliances they see fit to join to preserve their independence. Can't have that.
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)5. Of course we can't. Russia's feefees uber alles.
Cha
(297,465 posts)3. Mahalo Nuclear Dem.. I just saw this.. Putin tying up lose ends.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)4. Such is the freedom praised by our Libertarian heroes:
One Tatar leader, Nariman Dzhelalov, wrote on Facebook that representatives of the Crimean prosecutors office had visited him at home on Monday to read aloud a warning not to participate in any demonstrations about the television stations closing.
Sound like a PoliceState© now? Where are the voices defending freedom of the expression now? Do the Russians have a better Bill of Rights than ours?
I'm thinking the US Constitution is looking mighty fine right now, with the first ten amendments... Not to mention all the others.
Sound like a PoliceState© now? Where are the voices defending freedom of the expression now? Do the Russians have a better Bill of Rights than ours?
I'm thinking the US Constitution is looking mighty fine right now, with the first ten amendments... Not to mention all the others.
progree
(10,911 posts)6. 1 year into Russia's occupation of Crimea, Tatar activists being "disappeared", free media harassed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017251913
(Probably some more Maidan Fascist propaganda, of course, or something those uncouth belligerent Baltics made up)
(Probably some more Maidan Fascist propaganda, of course, or something those uncouth belligerent Baltics made up)
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)7. More info