Propaganda

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled plans to create a special team focused on countering Russian disinformation and propaganda on Tuesday, as Ukrainians prepared to mark the six-month anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of their country. The prime minister announced the new initiative as part of a package of new…

Rights group accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda by criticising Kyiv's military actions published : 6 Aug 2022 at 18:27 A member of the Ukrainian National Guard jumps into a trench at a position near a front line in the Kharkiv region on Wednesday. (Reuters Photo) KYIV: The head of Amnesty…

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase said the All Progressives Congress (APC) had commenced internal reconciliation. The lawmaker said the party was fixing the cracks caused by primaries by reconciling aggrieved members ahead of 2023. Wase made the disclosure when he visited Imo governor Hope Uzodinma on…

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says the Iranian government is encouraging “derogatory public opinion” against Christianity and other faiths using Iranian media outlets. According to The Christian Post, the report, “Religious Propaganda in Iran,” from the commission’s bipartisan federal advisory committee, says Iran’s government is using official media,…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un seems to have beefed up his personal security since the assassination last month of former Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe. Kim is now always flanked by bodyguards, which is a new development. "Bodyguards generally stand at distance because the propaganda effect of a photo decreases when…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice says a Saudi-born Canadian citizen was sentenced to life in prison Friday for conspiring to provide support resulting in death to the terrorist organization ISIS.  The Department of Justice statement says Mohammed Khalifa, 39, pleaded guilty last December in District Court for the…

Last Updated: July 30, 2022, 07:52 IST canada In an interview the same year with Canada's CBC from his Syrian prison, Khalifa showed no regret for his actions (Representative image/News18) Mohammed Khalifa, who was born in Saudi Arabia, pleaded guilty in December to conspiring to provide material support to IS…

Placeholder while article actions load Federal authorities charged a Russian man Friday with a years-long malign influence campaign targeting American politics — alleging that he used American groups in Florida, Georgia and California to sow discord and push pro-Russia propaganda. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov, who lives in Moscow, worked for nearly…

Chinese leader puts people in position to run law enforcement, propaganda as he gets ready to claim third termChinese leader Xi Jinping is elevating trusted subordinates into party and government posts that command key levers of political power, galvanizing his authority as he prepares to extend his rule for another…