Staff Writers

Mar 5, 20221 min

Foreign reporters flee Russia after new law imposed

CBC, BBC, CNN, CBS, ABC and many other media outlets have removed reporters from Russia.

The Russian government recently passed a law stating that journalists can be imprisoned for 15 years for spreading what the government dictates is "fake news".

Some independent media in Russia has also closed.

Russians have a very different view of the war. The Russian government has been spreading misinformation through state-run media.

Reporters Without Borders pegged Russia 150 out of 180 countries in the Press Freedom Index last year.