RT fined $250K over Skripal poisonings, Syrian war coverage - iMediaEthics

July 29, 2019

Operation Novichok - Sergei Skripal RT fined $250K over Skripal poisonings, Syrian war coverage - iMediaEthics Aleksei Navalny 'Poisoning' Comes at a Critical Moment in Moscow Protests - The Daily Beast Lawmakers call on Trump to implement required Russia sanctions - CNN Bipartisan House leaders push for new sanctions on Russia over Skripal poison attack - Washington Times Austria is a Hot Bed for Spies - Communal News RT fined $250K over Skripal poisonings, Syrian war coverage - iMediaEthics iMediaEthics (Credit: RT/Facebook) UK broadcast regulator OfCom fined RT, formerly known as Russia Today, £200,000 (about $250,000) for breaking broadcast guidelines. In an announcement on its website, OfCom explained the fine is for seven programs that broke due impartiality guidelines. Read More Aleksei Navalny 'Poisoning' Comes at a Critical Moment in Moscow Protests - The Daily Beast The Daily Beast MOSCOW—How far will the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin go to silence opposition figure Aleksei Navalny? At a moment when more than 1,400 people have been arrested at peaceful protests in Moscow, and the challenges to Putin’s presidency are mounting, there’s now widespread speculation that Navalny just fell prey to yet another Kremlin poison plot. Read More Lawmakers call on Trump to implement required Russia sanctions - CNN CNN The Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 "mandated the second round of sanctions to be imposed within three months, yet well over a year has passed since the attack. Read More Bipartisan House leaders push for new sanctions on Russia over Skripal poison attack - Washington Times Washington Times The bipartisan leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee are calling on the Trump administration to impose sanctions on Moscow stemming from the chemical poisoning of former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Britain last year.  Read More Austria is a Hot Bed for Spies - Communal News Communal News The Russian government has yet to publicly acknowledge this incident. Although Austria is not a NATO member, they have a robust strategic military budget, and they share a physical border between Russia and NATO. Read More

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