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To hide the real situation in occupied Crimea from the international community, Russia is systematically destroying freedom of expression on the peninsula, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
Russia restricts the inhabitants of Crimea occupied by it to obtain information. This was announced on Facebook on May 3 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“To hide the real situation in temporarily occupied Crimea from the world, the Russian occupation administration introduced an information ghetto from the beginning of the occupation: it systematically destroys freedom of expression on the peninsula, harassing and imprisoning journalists and bloggers with the a pretext to combat extremism or separatism and impede their work in every way. ” said the message.
The Foreign Ministry pointed out that during six years of occupation, human rights activists have registered more than 300 violations of the rights of journalists and bloggers on the peninsula.
“Of the 3,000 media that officially operated on the peninsula until 2014, only 232 were able to re-register at the request of the occupants. Some media attempted to register more than three times, but for formal reasons were rejected … Russia it really deprived the population of the opportunity to listen to an alternative opinion, blocking the signals of Ukrainian radio stations and access to online publications, “Ukrainian diplomats explained.
They emphasized that “the Russian propaganda media not only captured the Crimean information space, but also spread the language of bigotry, creating an image of the enemy of the Ukrainians and the Crimean Tatars.”
“We urge the international community to take decisive action against the destruction of freedom of expression and the serious violation of human rights of the Russian Federation in temporarily occupied Crimea,” said the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
Russia annexed Crimea as a result referendum March 16, 2014. Ukraine and most countries in the world do not recognize the accession of the peninsula to the Russian Federation. Currently, there is a checkpoint between continental Ukraine and Crimea, and Kiev does not de facto control the peninsula.
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