We, cultural figures, journalists, scholars, and activists, strongly oppose the showing of the opera "Russia: Today", scheduled for May 10 in Berlin, and demand its cancellation.
This work retransmits russian propaganda and disinformation under the guise of artistic reflection — which makes its presentation dangerous.
A detailed analysis of this work and its threats is set out in the Open Letter — we kindly ask you to read it carefully.
✍️ By signing the letter, you declare: art must not be a tool of manipulation, justification of crimes, or whitewashing of the aggressor. Especially today, in the context of an information war and the growing armed aggression by russia.
We urge you to sign and share this letter so that together we can resist the use of art as a tool of propaganda.
We sincerely thank you for your support and solidarity!
We, cultural figures, journalists, scholars, and activists, strongly oppose the showing of the opera "Russia: Today", scheduled for May 10 in Berlin, and demand its cancellation.
This work retransmits russian propaganda and disinformation under the guise of artistic reflection — which makes its presentation dangerous.
A detailed analysis of this work and its threats is set out in the Open Letter — we kindly ask you to read it carefully.
✍️ By signing the letter, you declare: art must not be a tool of manipulation, justification of crimes, or whitewashing of the aggressor. Especially today, in the context of an information war and the growing armed aggression by russia.
We urge you to sign and share this letter so that together we can resist the use of art as a tool of propaganda.
We sincerely thank you for your support and solidarity!
Apparently upbeat developments in Russia's discussions with Ukraine helped at least temporarily send investors back into risk assets. Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that there were "certain positive developments" occurring in the talks with Ukraine, according to a transcript of their meeting. Putin added that discussions were happening "almost on a daily basis." Lastly, the web previews of t.me links have been given a new look, adding chat backgrounds and design elements from the fully-features Telegram Web client. As a result, the pandemic saw many newcomers to Telegram, including prominent anti-vaccine activists who used the app's hands-off approach to share false information on shots, a study from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue shows. In addition, Telegram's architecture limits the ability to slow the spread of false information: the lack of a central public feed, and the fact that comments are easily disabled in channels, reduce the space for public pushback. The SC urges the public to refer to the SC’s I nvestor Alert List before investing. The list contains details of unauthorised websites, investment products, companies and individuals. Members of the public who suspect that they have been approached by unauthorised firms or individuals offering schemes that promise unrealistic returns
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