Russian TV News Hit By Anti-War Protest In Studio

[ItsjustMe]

A protester appeared with a poster against Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a live news broadcast on Russia's main state TV channel on March 14. It was a brave act in a country where people can face up to 15 years in prison for spreading what the Kremlin deems false information about the war.

[momta]

1. The bravery of the protesters in Russia is truly inspiring.

This stuff needs to be amplified as much as possible.

[L. Coyote]

5. ... and the price of bravery is very heavy, possibly death.

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[IronLionZion]

2. Plenty of brave Russians oppose the war

and they want the world to know it. Kind of like liberals when Bush/Cheney decided to invade Iraq without any connection to the 9/11 attacks. That's how I found DU back in 2003

[DinahMoeHum]

3. MUCH MUCH more to this story here. . .

https://www.axios.com/woman-interrupts-russian-newscast-c2820d5d-3b69-463f-84af-d62f829a711d.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=world-russiaukraine

The woman (protester) is Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee at Channel One, according to OVD-Info, an independent Russian human rights media group.

Ovsyannikova appears to have filmed a video prior to the demonstration, which OVD-Info also released, where she apologized for helping manufacture "Kremlin propaganda."

"What's happening in Ukraine is a crime, and Russia is the aggressor," Ovsyannikova said in the video, according to a translation. "The responsibility for this aggression lies with one man: Vladimir Putin."

She added: "Unfortunately, for the last few years I've been working for Channel One. I've been doing Kremlin propaganda and I'm very ashamed of it – that I let people lie from TV screens and allowed the Russian people to be zombified."

Pavel Chikov, whose legal defense fund is representing Ovsyannikova, confirmed that the Channel One worker has since been arrested. She's facing charges of "discrediting the Russian armed forces."

Her video (scroll down for English translation):

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(Boldface emphasis is mine - DMH)

[L. Coyote]

4. It begins.

[Botany]

6. Definition of bravery

Definition of bravery

1 : the quality or state of having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : the quality or state of being brave : courage