"Culture and Media Commissioner Wolfram Weimer told DW that the Russian authorities in Moscow "are afraid that people will hear and see the truth." "They do not want the truth about their war of aggression in Ukraine to be made known. And they are afraid that reports about repression within Russia will be revealed," Weimer said. "That is why they are trying everything to suppress voices of freedom like Deutsche Welle.""
"Martin Rabanus, a center-left Social Democrat politician who is on the Bundestag culture select committee and DW's supervisory board, called Russia's move "the next step in curtailing freedom of opinion and the press." He said that similar restrictions on groups like Reporters Without Borders and Radio Free Europe pointed to a "systematic slashing and restriction of organizations and institutions that are providing objective information" inside Russia."
"Claudia Roth of the environmentalist Greens, the previous commissioner for culture and the media during the last legislative term from 2021 to 2025, voiced concern for DW employees and contacts in the region. "I am very worried about the journalists, about their families," she said. "Because in Russia, it is dangerous to report independently against the dictator, the authoritarian ruler.""
The Russian Justice Ministry formally added public broadcaster Deutsche Welle to its list of 'undesirable organizations.' German culture and media politicians criticized the designation as an effort to suppress truthful reporting about the war in Ukraine and domestic repression. Concerns were expressed that the move represents a systematic curtailing of freedom of opinion and the press, with restrictions targeting organizations that provide objective information. Worries were raised about the safety of DW journalists and their families in the region. Some observers suggested the action may be a response to restrictions on the Russian state broadcaster RT within the European Union.
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