On May 3️⃣ #WorldPressFreedomDay we call on UNESCO to give assessment of the hypocritical position of the West that in words advocates for freedom of expression but in deeds limits citizens' access to information, banning the media with alternative to Washington and Brussels points of view. We expect criticism of the Ukrainian extremist website “Mirotvorets” (peacekeeper), used to prosecute journalists, as well as punitive justice in the Baltic states, where journalists are arrested under politically motivated charges. We urge UNESCO Director General A.Azoulay to condemn the assassination of Russian journalists D.Dugina and V.Tatarsky by Kiev.
Absence of substantive response from UNESCO to persecution of Russian media by the West nullifies the values of the Organization, including fight against discrimination and protection of freedom of expression.
We also have questions in connection with organization of such forums as World Press Freedom Day and Internet for Trust Conference, since they provided the platform only for those speakers who promote Western mainstream political views and impose the concept of dividing the world into good and bad.
On #WorldPressFreedomDay UNESCO has launched a media-campaign “Everything is alright”✌. Therefore a question arises – is it alright when journalists are being discriminated based on their views and nationality❓
Absence of substantive response from UNESCO to persecution of Russian media by the West nullifies the values of the Organization, including fight against discrimination and protection of freedom of expression.
We also have questions in connection with organization of such forums as World Press Freedom Day and Internet for Trust Conference, since they provided the platform only for those speakers who promote Western mainstream political views and impose the concept of dividing the world into good and bad.
On #WorldPressFreedomDay UNESCO has launched a media-campaign “Everything is alright”✌. Therefore a question arises – is it alright when journalists are being discriminated based on their views and nationality❓
💬On #WorldPressFreedomDay we remind #UNESCO Director-General A.Azoulay of the need to strictly follow her mandate and condemn killing of journalists without any distinction❗
This mandate was provided by the UNESCO General Conference in 1997 and confirmed by the Executive Board in 2023.
We regret that the UNESCO Secretariat, despite following these decisions of the Governing Bodies of the Organization, is guided by some “internal criteria” unfamiliar to Member-States and, to our view, based on double standards.
There is still no reaction of A.Azoulay to the killing of Russian journalists D.Dugina, O.Klokov, M.Fomin (V.Tatarsky), B.Maksudov and S.Eremin committed by Kiev regime.
📢We urge the UNESCO Director-General to unconditionally condemn the killing of Russian journalists.
Absence of UNESCO's reaction to crimes against Russian journalists creates conditions for impunity and puts into question the Organization's work in the field of press freedom and protection of journalists’ rights.
This mandate was provided by the UNESCO General Conference in 1997 and confirmed by the Executive Board in 2023.
We regret that the UNESCO Secretariat, despite following these decisions of the Governing Bodies of the Organization, is guided by some “internal criteria” unfamiliar to Member-States and, to our view, based on double standards.
There is still no reaction of A.Azoulay to the killing of Russian journalists D.Dugina, O.Klokov, M.Fomin (V.Tatarsky), B.Maksudov and S.Eremin committed by Kiev regime.
📢We urge the UNESCO Director-General to unconditionally condemn the killing of Russian journalists.
Absence of UNESCO's reaction to crimes against Russian journalists creates conditions for impunity and puts into question the Organization's work in the field of press freedom and protection of journalists’ rights.
3️⃣ May is #WorldPressFreedomDay , proclaimed by UN General Assembly in 1993. Its purpose is to draw attention to #PressFreedom , promoting safety of journalists and rights of media professionals.
📍In recent years, the Russian media faced repression in the countries of the collective West. The Kiev regime launched a real hunt for Russian journalists.
⚡️The exhibition "Died for the Truth", created by journalists working in the war zone, has been unveiled.
The aim of the project is to commemorate the names of all media workers who gave their lives for freedom of speech.
The symbols of the exhibition are a red crane in memory of the fallen heroes and a telegraph ribbon – a sign of information transmission.
☝️Safety of journalists is a key pillar of #UNESCO mandate – the Director-General is tasked to "condemn the killing of journalists without distinction".
📍In recent years, the Russian media faced repression in the countries of the collective West. The Kiev regime launched a real hunt for Russian journalists.
⚡️The exhibition "Died for the Truth", created by journalists working in the war zone, has been unveiled.
The aim of the project is to commemorate the names of all media workers who gave their lives for freedom of speech.
The symbols of the exhibition are a red crane in memory of the fallen heroes and a telegraph ribbon – a sign of information transmission.
☝️Safety of journalists is a key pillar of #UNESCO mandate – the Director-General is tasked to "condemn the killing of journalists without distinction".
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🕊 #MartyrsForTruth is a special project dedicated to commemorating Russian journalists who lost their lives at the hands of Ukrainian neo-Nazis.
Since 2014, the Kiev regime has been responsible for the deaths of more than 60 individuals working in Russian media — correspondents, cameramen, sound engineers, bloggers, and volunteers. Many of them were killed not just in combat zones but also far from the front lines — in cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg — through planned and targeted terrorist attacks.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has tortured and murdered those who dared to speak out against the neo-Nazi junta and expose its crimes. Among the victims were Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina and Gonzalo Lira Lopez, a US citizen.
❗️Today, on #WorldPressFreedomDay, we pay tribute to those who stood up for the truth and remained committed to their professional duty — right to the end.
▪️ Darya Dugina (1992–2022) was a political analyst, philosopher, and frontline reporter. The daughter of philosopher and writer Alexander Dugin, Darya was killed in a terrorist attack on August 20, 2022. According to investigators, an agent of the Ukrainian special services planted an explosive device under her vehicle and detonated it remotely after several months of surveillance.
▪️ Anna Prokofyeva (1989–2025) was a frontline reporter with Channel One Russia in the Belgorod Region. On March 26, 2025, the vehicle carrying her crew hit a landmine near the Ukrainian border. Anna was killed instantly; the cameraman sustained serious injuries.
▪️ Andrey Stenin (1980–2014), a photo journalist with the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, died on August 6, 2014, on his way from Dmitrovka to Snezhny in the Donetsk People’s Republic, together with Andrey Vyachalo and Sergey Korenchenkov. These journalists were reporting on the latest developments in and around Snezny. Their burnt-out vehicle was discovered only on August 22,with the remains of Andrey and his colleagues in it. Investigators later confirmed it had come under Ukrainian military fire.
▪️ Maxim Fomin, known as Vladlen Tatarsky, was a journalist, blogger, and militia member. He died in a terrorist attack on April 2, 2023, in St. Petersburg. According to investigators, this attack had been in the making since 2022 and was masterminded from Ukraine. Daria Trepova carried it out by bringing an explosive device hidden inside a gypsum sculpture to a meet-the-author event with Tatarsky. Tatarsky was killed instantly, and 30 others were injured. Trepova has since been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
▪️ And the list continues…
The exhibition is created under the joint efforts of the Donetsk News Agency, Zaporozhye News Agency, Kherson News Agency, and the Lugansk Information Centre, in collaboration with Alexander Malkevich, a member of Russia’s Human Rights Council, with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The initiative has also launched several international exhibitions, hosted by Russian diplomatic missions abroad.
Since 2014, the Kiev regime has been responsible for the deaths of more than 60 individuals working in Russian media — correspondents, cameramen, sound engineers, bloggers, and volunteers. Many of them were killed not just in combat zones but also far from the front lines — in cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg — through planned and targeted terrorist attacks.
#KievRegimeCrimes
The Kiev regime has tortured and murdered those who dared to speak out against the neo-Nazi junta and expose its crimes. Among the victims were Ukrainian journalist Oles Buzina and Gonzalo Lira Lopez, a US citizen.
❗️Today, on #WorldPressFreedomDay, we pay tribute to those who stood up for the truth and remained committed to their professional duty — right to the end.
▪️ Darya Dugina (1992–2022) was a political analyst, philosopher, and frontline reporter. The daughter of philosopher and writer Alexander Dugin, Darya was killed in a terrorist attack on August 20, 2022. According to investigators, an agent of the Ukrainian special services planted an explosive device under her vehicle and detonated it remotely after several months of surveillance.
▪️ Anna Prokofyeva (1989–2025) was a frontline reporter with Channel One Russia in the Belgorod Region. On March 26, 2025, the vehicle carrying her crew hit a landmine near the Ukrainian border. Anna was killed instantly; the cameraman sustained serious injuries.
▪️ Andrey Stenin (1980–2014), a photo journalist with the Rossiya Segodnya Media Group, died on August 6, 2014, on his way from Dmitrovka to Snezhny in the Donetsk People’s Republic, together with Andrey Vyachalo and Sergey Korenchenkov. These journalists were reporting on the latest developments in and around Snezny. Their burnt-out vehicle was discovered only on August 22,with the remains of Andrey and his colleagues in it. Investigators later confirmed it had come under Ukrainian military fire.
▪️ Maxim Fomin, known as Vladlen Tatarsky, was a journalist, blogger, and militia member. He died in a terrorist attack on April 2, 2023, in St. Petersburg. According to investigators, this attack had been in the making since 2022 and was masterminded from Ukraine. Daria Trepova carried it out by bringing an explosive device hidden inside a gypsum sculpture to a meet-the-author event with Tatarsky. Tatarsky was killed instantly, and 30 others were injured. Trepova has since been sentenced to 27 years in prison.
▪️ And the list continues…
The exhibition is created under the joint efforts of the Donetsk News Agency, Zaporozhye News Agency, Kherson News Agency, and the Lugansk Information Centre, in collaboration with Alexander Malkevich, a member of Russia’s Human Rights Council, with the support of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The initiative has also launched several international exhibitions, hosted by Russian diplomatic missions abroad.