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Chris Sweeney
Author and columnist
“But [Benjamin Glynn’s] refusal to wear [a mask] … saw him treated like a terrorist, as he tells RT.”
Read more...RT omits key elements of Glynn’s behavior and beliefs that led to his deportation from Singapore, some of which was captured on video. -
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Maria Zakharova
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
"I will emphasize once again: The Russian measure is exclusively retaliatory. It has nothing to do with any infringement of freedom of speech."
Read more...Sarah Rainsford’s expulsion came amid a Russian effort to tarnish independent domestic and foreign media. -
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Dmitry Peskov
spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin
“We are not in a position to interfere in the affairs of two sovereign countries – the United States and Ukraine – and we are not going to do so."
Read more...Russia is already interfering in Ukraine – by occupying part of its territory and prosecuting on ongoing war. -
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Mehdi Fazaeli
Iran Supreme Leader's publications office
“The leader of the revolution has not yet banned a specific vaccine. From the beginning, they insisted on buying vaccines safely, and for some reason they did not consider buying from the United States, Britain and France safe.”
Source: TwitterRead more...In fact, Iran’s supreme leader banned U.S.- and U.K.-made vaccines, falsely claiming they would make Iranians guinea pigs. -
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Chinese Embassy in the United States
“Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China has taken an open, transparent and responsible attitude.”
Read more...Even the World Health Organization chief wants China to hand over more data about the pandemic origins. -
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Farrukh Habib
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting
“There will be no restriction on media freedom [with the new Pakistan Media Development Authority]"
Read more...Critics say the new media regulator will be able to punish and censor independent, critical media coverage of the government. -
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Sergey Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister
"We paid particular attention to developments on the European continent, including the deplorable situation in relations between Russia and the European Union. Contacts with Brussels have been reduced to a minimum as a result of the EU’s policy aimed at containing Russia."
Read more...Russia’s poor relations with the EU are largely due to Russian aggression in Ukraine, plus assassinations and spy scandals in EU nations. -
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Alhaji Lai Mohammed
Nigerian Minister of Information and Culture
“The truth of the matter is that the Nigerian government is winning the war against insurgents; we are winning this war.”
Read more...Attacks on civilians and mass abductions for ransom have spread to parts of Nigeria other than Boko Haram’s traditional territory. -
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Hira Mustafa, journalist
“According to the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. government can never negotiate with a terrorist group, no matter what happens.”
Read more...The U.S. Constitution says nothing of the sort. Pakistan has sought to repel claims that it helped spawn and nurture the Taliban. -
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Judit Varga
Hungarian Minister of Justice
“We believe it’s not a human right for someone to once get up on one side of the world and decide to live in another part of the world.”
Source: Daily News Hungary, August 23, 2021Read more...The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights says all people have the right to seek and enjoy asylum from persecution. -
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Nikolai Patrushev
Secretary of Russia’s Security Council
"Did the fact that Afghanistan having the status of a main U.S. ally outside of NATO save the ousted pro-American regime in Kabul? A similar situation awaits those who are banking on America in Ukraine.”
Read more...The two countries are hardly alike. There are no U.S. combat troops in Ukraine, which has a stable government, military and defense industry. -
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People’s Daily Weibo account
“Thanks to receiving the support of the poor in Afghanistan, the strength of the Taliban grew dramatically.”
Read more...The Taliban received indispensable military and financial support from Pakistan and other foreign actors while taxing and extorting poor farmers.
