Media 2020-03-26 G7 members slam China over coronavirus disinformation campaign Beijing continues to spread conspiracy theories on social media and is now attempting to appear to the world as a benevolent power with no responsibility for the COVID-19 outbreak. 2020-03-20 Authorities warn of the fatal consequences of Russia's coronavirus propaganda Pro-Kremlin media outlets are putting lives at risk by mounting a 'significant campaign' to spread false and misleading information about the deadly virus. 2020-03-16 Viewers say good riddance as Kazakh TV operator removes Russian channels Almatel Kazakhstan could not come to terms with the Russian channels to rebroadcast their shows at a reasonable price. Many Kazakhs are not complaining. 2020-02-13 Facebook purges more accounts linked to Russian military intelligence The Russia-based network included 78 Facebook accounts and four on Instagram. Online 'troll factories' meanwhile have been ramping up their operations in Central Asia. 2019-12-02 Turkmens' access to Russian TV, ideology curbed as satellite dishes phased out The move to eliminate TV receivers from rooftops and building facades, long considered an urban eyesore in Turkmenistan, is restricting access to Russian channels. 2019-11-26 EU police deal 'severe blow' to IS online propaganda The European Union's police agency, Europol, said it had suppressed 26,000 IS-related pieces of content, including videos and social media accounts. 2019-10-24 IS posts videos of corpses dragged through streets on teen app TikTok IS since its inception has preyed on youth and attempted to indoctrinate them with its extremist ideology. 2019-10-04 Moscow riled after ally Iran arrests Russian journalist in Tehran Russia's post-war ambitions in Syria may be causing unwanted friction with its 'ally' Iran, whose Revolutionary Guards share similar aims of expansion in the Middle East. 2019-10-04 Uproar swells over Russian TV host's insult of Kyrgyz migrants A cynical, insulting statement about Kyrgyz migrants made by a host on a state-owned Russian TV channel has caused widespread outrage not only in Kyrgyzstan but in all of Central Asia. 2019-09-12 Study finds more Central Asians turning to native language content for news Regional observers are seeing a rising demand for online content in the native languages of the Central Asian countries. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next
