The Toronto International Film Festival says it’s not pulling a controversial documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine from its schedule, despite outcry from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. TIFF’s statement comes a day after Ontario’s public broadcaster TVO, which helped fund Russians at War, announced it was no … Read more
The affidavit of an FBI special agent, and the Russian documents attached to it, offer a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a vast Russian network of disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice indicted two Russians — both employees of state broadcaster RT — accused of illegally funnelling $9.7 million into a Tennessee media company. … Read more
Liberal MPs are calling for a committee investigation of Canadian connections to U.S. allegations that Russia has used state-run media, unwitting influencers and websites to spread disinformation. Last week, the U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against two Russian nationals accusing them of setting up a conservative media outlet as a front for pro-Kremlin propaganda. … Read more
Hossein Shanbehzadeh, an Iranian writer and activist, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for tweeting a single dot in response to a tweet by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in May, and for alleged pro-Israel propaganda, according to Iran International and Iranian Shargh News on Saturday. Shanbehzadeh’s reply to the original tweet received more … Read more
Days after a deadly Islamic State attack on a Russian concert hall in March, a man clad in military fatigues and a helmet appeared in an online video, celebrating the assault in which more than 140 people were killed. “The Islamic State delivered a strong blow to Russia with a bloody attack, the fiercest … Read more
The Olympic Committee of Israel condemned the blood-soaked propaganda video published by Iran’s state television station Ofogh TV last week, a spokesperson told the Jewish Chronicle, the source published on Monday. “Not only that the Iranians are sending death threats to our athletes and putting their well-being in danger, they are now openly in … Read more
“DELIVER TRUTH” Pyongyang’s reaction to his balloons proves they have an impact on the North Korean public, Park said. It is hard to imagine how little information the North’s 26 million people have access to, Park said, with the internet and media controlled by the regime. This is why the leaflets matter and why they … Read more
A senior Chinese propaganda official has been placed under investigation by the country’s top anti-corruption agency. Zhang Jianchun, 59, a deputy head of the Central Publicity Department, is under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission for “suspected serious disciplinary and legal violations” – the usual euphemism for corruption … Read more
Ideologically extreme summer camps in Sana’a and other governorates in Yemen under Houthi control host at least hundreds of thousands of children annually. While the exact number of attendees is disputed, Houthi sources speak about 430,000 children under the age of 14 and more than 1 million under the age of 18 this year … Read more
Quemoy native Lee’s cocktails at his Vent Bar, in Jincheng township, in the west of the main island, showcase Quemoy flavours, such as the firewater Kaoliang, made with sorghum grown on the island. Powei Lee, owner of Vent Bar on Quemoy Island, Taiwan, is a champion of local produce. Photo: Reuters Lee, 31, has designed … Read more
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