Mass media

Russian journalists detained in Kiev as Ukraine steps up censorship

RT | February 26, 2015 Four Russian journalists were detained in Ukraine and ordered to return back to Moscow. Three of them were stopped when filming a Right Sector rally. The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed outrage at the incident, calling it a “provocation.” Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained Channel One journalists Elena Makarova and […]

‘Snoopers’ Charter’ essential to counter terror threat – Home Secretary

RT | January 14, 2015 UK Home Secretary Theresa May has given her full support to the Communications Data Bill, colloquially known by its critics as the Snoopers’ Charter. She claims without it security agencies are unable to fully protect the public from terrorist attacks. Giving her response to the Paris attacks in the House […]

Mass surveillance breeds self-censorship in democracies – report

RT | January 5, 2015 A study published by a top US literary organization on Monday, found that an increasing number of writers in democratic countries are censoring themselves due to fears about government surveillance. The study entitled “Global chilling: The impact of Mass Surveillance on International Writers” surveyed 772 writers in 50 countries and […]

Outgoing senator urged to release full CIA torture report

RT | December 29, 2014 Calls for Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colorado) to reveal the entire, unredacted CIA torture report have increased, with a group of former intelligence analysts issuing a memo that urges the outgoing legislator to read the report on the Senate floor. Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) released the letter, asking Udall […]

Security firm says Sony hack might have been an inside job

RT | December 25, 2014 Despite claims by the FBI that North Korea was behind the massive hack against Sony, several cybersecurity experts have come forward to raise questions about the allegation, with some suggesting that insiders at the company could be to blame. One such expert, Kurt Stammberger from the Norse cybersecuirty firm, told […]

Moscow to Sweden: Alleged ‘colliding’ jet 70km from civil route, used NATO tactics

RT | December 14, 2014 Russia’s Defense Ministry has dismissed Sweden’s accusation that an unresponsive Russian military aircraft nearly collided with a passenger plane over the Baltic Sea. The ministry added that NATO planes in the area also have their transponders turned off. The Russian aircraft in question was 70 kilometers away from the flight […]

FBI director refuses to rule out agents posing as reporters

By Robert Bridge | RT | December 10, 2014 The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation left the door open to the possibility that officers may falsely represent themselves as journalists in the course of an investigation, so long as it’s done with “significant supervision.” Despite last month’s furor following revelations that an FBI […]

Rapper may face 25 years in prison over ‘gangsta rap’ album

By Robert Bridge | RT | November 22, 2014 Brandon Duncan has no criminal record, but could face a life sentence of 25 years in prison as prosecutors say his latest album lent artistic motivation for a recent string of gang-related shootings. San Diego County prosecutors have charged Duncan, 33, with nine felonies connected to […]