Forward from: Russian Embassy in the Philippines
📰❗We noticed that an article by the Russian Ambassador to the Philippines, published on March 17, 2022 in the weekly @PhilippineStar column "Diplomatic Pouch" has been removed from the electronic version of its printed edition, as they say, "to prevent online disinformation" (https://t.me/Russian_Embassy_in_Philippines/155).
Instead, comments by some ambassadors of European countries have been posted regarding the article.
☝We consider it as a vivid example of how the ambassadors of European countries are making an attempt to determine the editorial policy of a local independent newspaper.
📢🔇📢 What about a free and independent press?
It's sad that instead of leading a discussion and dialogue, some people, ❗diplomats❗prefer to silence those who express a point of view different from their own. ❓And where is vaunted freedom of speech?
Instead, comments by some ambassadors of European countries have been posted regarding the article.
☝We consider it as a vivid example of how the ambassadors of European countries are making an attempt to determine the editorial policy of a local independent newspaper.
📢🔇📢 What about a free and independent press?
It's sad that instead of leading a discussion and dialogue, some people, ❗diplomats❗prefer to silence those who express a point of view different from their own. ❓And where is vaunted freedom of speech?