Chinese State TV Under Fire Over ‘Forced Confessions’ - NTD

February 28, 2019

Operation Novichok - Sergei Skripal Chinese State TV Under Fire Over ‘Forced Confessions’ - NTD Russia's TurkStream 2 pipeline in Bulgaria sparks EU energy worries - DW (English) Understanding and Combating Russian and Chinese Influence Operations - Center For American Progress A UK Thinktank That Examines Propaganda Just Recruited A Pro-Russian Propagandist - HuffPost UK Skripal Home Cleanup In 'Final Stages' A Year After Novichok Attack - HuffPost UK Chinese State TV Under Fire Over ‘Forced Confessions’ - NTD NTD LONDON—Chinese state television channel CCTV is under fire for broadcasting what campaigners call “clear lies” in the UK, and it could face similar charges in the United States. Human rights NGO Safeguard Defenders has written to British broadcasting regulator Ofcom over numerous so-called “forced confession” broadcasts on China Central Television (CCTV) and its English-language counterpart, China Global Television Network (CGTN). Read More Russia's TurkStream 2 pipeline in Bulgaria sparks EU energy worries - DW (English) DW (English) Bulgaria is set to join Russia's TurkStream 2 pipeline and, according to the country's Ministry of Energy, is ready to invest €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion) in the project. However, its completion is dependent on approval from the necessary authorities, including the European Commission. Read More Understanding and Combating Russian and Chinese Influence Operations - Center For American Progress Center For American Progress Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections has focused American attention on the long-standing and complicated subject of malign foreign influence operations. While Russia has brought this issue into the mainstream political conversation, concerns over the ability of foreign nations—particularly autocracies—to exploit the openness of America’s democracy in order to influence U.S. Read More A UK Thinktank That Examines Propaganda Just Recruited A Pro-Russian Propagandist - HuffPost UK HuffPost UK RT A British thinktank established to investigate propaganda has recruited a blogger accused of disseminating Russian disinformation about the war in Syria. The Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media counts a number of UK academics as members and claims to conduct “rigorous and independent research” and “provide a source of reliable, informed and timely analysis”. Read More Skripal Home Cleanup In 'Final Stages' A Year After Novichok Attack - HuffPost UK HuffPost UK An operation to decontaminate Salisbury of the deadly nerve agent Novichok is set to wrap up “within days” as the decontamination of Sergei Skripal’s home reaches its final stages, Wiltshire council has told HuffPost UK. Read More

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