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|region=Russia and Central Asia | |region=Russia and Central Asia | ||
|subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | |subject=Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ||
|confronting_bodies=Ukraine | |confronting_bodies=The National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine | ||
|medium=Television | |medium=Television | ||
|date_of_action=March 11, 2014 | |date_of_action=March 11, 2014 | ||
|location= | |location=Ukraine | ||
|description_of_content=Russian TV channels Vesti, Russia 24, Channel One (worldwide transmission), RTR ‘Planeta’, and NTV-World in their network | |description_of_content=Russian TV channels Vesti, Russia 24, Channel One (worldwide transmission), RTR ‘Planeta’, and NTV-World in their network | ||
|description_of_incident=The OSCE has criticised Kiev’s “repressive” move to shut down the broadcasting of Russian TV channels after the media watchdog reported over 50% of providers have already fulfilled the order allegedly aimed at “ensuring national security and sovereignty.” | |description_of_incident=The OSCE has criticised Kiev’s “repressive” move to shut down the broadcasting of Russian TV channels after the media watchdog reported over 50% of providers have already fulfilled the order allegedly aimed at “ensuring national security and sovereignty.” | ||
“As of 11:00 GMT, March 11th, 50 percent of providers throughout Ukraine have disabled broadcasting of foreign channels,” others are preparing to follow, the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine, said on its website. (http://rt.com/news/russian-tv-suspended-ukraine-242/) | “As of 11:00 GMT, March 11th, 50 percent of providers throughout Ukraine have disabled broadcasting of foreign channels,” others are preparing to follow, the National Television and Radio Broadcasting Council of Ukraine, said on its website. (http://rt.com/news/russian-tv-suspended-ukraine-242/) | ||
|description_of_result=Many people are upset at the politicized action, especially because a great portion of the Ukrainian population are native Russian speakers. | |description_of_result=Many people are upset at the politicized action, especially because a great portion of the Ukrainian population are native Russian speakers. | ||
|source=http://voiceofrussia.com/2014_03_27/Russian-TV-ban-is-step-for-political-censorship-in-Ukraine-Foreign-Ministrys-commissioner-5231/ | |source=http://voiceofrussia.com/2014_03_27/Russian-TV-ban-is-step-for-political-censorship-in-Ukraine-Foreign-Ministrys-commissioner-5231/ | ||
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