BBC to renew reporting from Russia

Britain’s BBC has mentioned it will resume English language reporting in Russia after it suspended its protection to evaluate the implications of a brand new legislation.

On Friday, the BBC mentioned it had paused its reporting in Russia after parliament handed a legislation there that might impose a jail time period of as much as 15 years for anybody discovered to be deliberately spreading “pretend” information. Learn full story

“We’ve thought of the implications of the brand new laws alongside the pressing have to report from inside Russia. After cautious deliberation now we have determined to renew English language reporting from Russia this night (Tuesday 8 March),” the BBC mentioned in an announcement.

“We are going to inform this important a part of the story independently and impartially, adhering to the BBC’s strict editorial requirements. The protection of our employees in Russia stays our primary precedence.”

(Reuters)