Propaganda

Russian President Vladimir Putin President Vladimir Putin has signed off on new legislation that expands Russia’s “LGBT propaganda” rules, making it illegal for the public expression of non-heterosexual behaviours in the country.  Trigger Warning: This story discusses an anti-LGBTQI law, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24-hour crisis…

The Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council is suggesting a ban on all Russian-affiliated religious groups in the interest of "spiritual independence," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. According to Zelensky's nightly address Thursday, the council has instructed the Ukraine government to "draft law on making it impossible for religious organizations…

So, an Israeli filmmaker has said what others too did in the past, but with less impact. When The Kashmir Files was released, many viewers and critics panned it as a hate-inducing propaganda film which portrayed the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the state in the 1990s by showing all…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: PTI Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday backed Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s criticism of The Kashmir Files movie at the International Film Festival of India’s closing ceremony. “Finally, someone…

As the International Film Festival of India, which was held in Goa, closed, it started trending on various social media platforms. But, not for a good reason. For the unversed, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who was also the jury head at the event, criticised the screening of The Kashmir Files…

A man walks past a poster of 'The Kashmir Files' outside a cinema in Mumbai (Photo: Reuters) Israeli director and IFFI international jury chairperson Nadav Lapid was at the centre of furious debate on Tuesday for his comments on The Kashmir Files with Israel's ambassador saying he abused India's invitation…

Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Tuesday lashed out at an Israeli filmmaker who stirred controversy the previous day when he criticized a popular Indian film about the 1990s exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from the Indian-administered region as “vulgar propaganda.” Concluding the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI)…

A dissident rapper who backed the anti-government protests in Iran has been charged with “corruption on Earth” and could face the death penalty. Toomaj Salehi, 31, was also accused of spreading propaganda, co-operating with a hostile government and incitement to violence, a judiciary official said. The official denied a report…

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Updated 1 month ago · Published on 29 Nov 2022 9:10AM · Russia has sought to present LGBT relationships as a product of dangerous Western influence, toughening its rhetoric as Moscow presses its military campaign in Ukraine. – EPA pic, November 28, 2022. CANADA’S foreign minister yesterday ordered her officials…