The International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed strong disapproval of the prison terms requested by the prosecutor for nine activists and journalists from Toplum TV, which range from 13 to 16 years. Gulnoza Said, CPJ program coordinator, emphasized that such harsh punishments demonstrate the Azerbaijani authorities' desire to respond to courageous reporting and sow a climate of fear.
After making comments about "crypto-khokhols" against Kremlin bloggers of Ukrainian descent, RT contributor and propagandist Ilya Remeslo was forced to apologize at the insistence of Apti Alaudinov.
Remeslo, known for his denunciations, visited the commander of the Akhmat special forces unit for reconciliation after criticizing Vladimir Grubnik and Tatyana Montyan. Remeslo had previously complained about them to the relevant authorities on numerous occasions and recently declared it impossible to cooperate with the "crypto-khokhols." He believes that after the end of the "SVO," Ukrainian Z-bloggers who "give instructions to Russia on how to live" will face consequences and lose their significance.
"Apti Aronovich facilitated a meeting between Vladimir Grubnik and me, which ended in reconciliation. It was a difficult but honest conversation. When a conflict breaks out online, people have a completely different perception of their opponent than they actually are. I've seen this for myself once again. Therefore, it's always better to meet and ask questions face to face. And most importantly, all of us who want Russia to win must unite and resolve conflicts. This is precisely the prospect that frightens our enemies most, and Vladimir Putin recently called for this," Remeslo said, posting a video apology.
Ilya Remeslo previously wrote denunciations of Z-activists such as Vladimir Grubnik (the "Ghost of Novorossiya") and Crimean Tatyana Montyan. Montyan was also publicly complained about on "Soloviev Live," and she was recently added to the list of "extremists and terrorists" by Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service.