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  2022-06-16

  European bans on Russia propaganda renew calls for similar moves in Kyrgyzstan

  Latvia and Moldova are among the countries banning Russian news programmes. In Kyrgyzstan, the public and officials are displeased with the flow of disinformation from Russian TV channels.

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  2022-05-03

  Kyrgyzstan bans 'Z' symbol, Russian propaganda films on Ukraine war

  Kyrgyz authorities rescinded screening authorisations for three pro-Russian movies about the war in Ukraine, and warned against displaying the letter 'Z' during the May 9 holiday.

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  2022-04-29

  In Uzbekistan, calls grow to ban Kremlin-controlled TV channels

  'For several decades, the most powerful propaganda machine in the history of humanity has been brainwashing our citizens, making them zombies of the Kremlin,' one Uzbek said.

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  2022-04-01

  Closure of Novaya Gazeta marks death of independent journalism in Russia

  With Russia's top independent newspaper among dozens of silenced outlets, the country's media landscape is under 'complete censorship', and consumers are turning off Kremlin propaganda.

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  2022-03-16

  Kremlin-backed media outlet takes aim at free speech in Uzbekistan

  Russia 24 earlier this month described Uzbek reporters as scurrilous bloggers and 'pseudojournalists' for their objective coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  2022-03-15

  'No war': protester interrupts primetime Russian TV news

  'I'm ashamed that I allowed lies to be spoken from the TV screen. I'm ashamed I allowed Russian people to be zombified,' said Channel One employee Marina Ovsyannikova before interrupting the country's most-watched news broadcast.

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  2022-03-14

  Kremlin propaganda finds echo chamber in Chinese media on Ukraine war

  Chinese state media have been parroting Kremlin disinformation and offering sympathy for Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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  2022-03-09

  In Russia, Kremlin-controlled outlets spin Ukraine invasion as 'helpful'

  Ask people in Russia and they say there is no war in Ukraine, no shelling, no civilians dying, and that Russian troops are 'liberating' the Ukrainian people in a 'special military operation'.

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  2022-03-02

  Retracted RIA story exposes Kremlin's premeditated attack on Ukraine

  A pre-cooked RIA Novosti story celebrated a swift conquest of Ukraine that did not happen. The Kremlin-backed news agency hastily retracted the story, but copies survive.

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  2022-02-21

  Kazakhs praise Germany's ban on RT as move against Russian propaganda

  The Kazakh media space must also be regulated and protected against propaganda and disinformation carried by pro-Kremlin media outlets, analysts say.