ＢＢＣ、ロシアからの英語放送再開へ

【ＡＦＰ＝時事】英ＢＢＣは８日、ロシアからの英語放送を再開すると発表した。（資料写真）
　ロシアでは４日、ウクライナ侵攻をめぐる情報統制の一環として、同国軍に関する「偽情報」を報じる行為を対象に長期の禁錮刑を科す新法が成立。ＢＢＣは同日、同国での取材活動を停止していた。
　ＢＢＣは、慎重に検討した結果、ロシア国内からの報道が急務であることを考慮したと説明。ロシアからの英語放送を８日夜から再開することを決めたとしている。
　外国メディアでは、米紙ニューヨーク・タイムズ、カナダ放送協会（ＣＢＣ）、独公共放送のＡＲＤとＺＤＦ、米通信社ブルームバーグ・ニュース、米テレビ局のＣＮＮとＣＢＳなどがロシアからの報道を停止している。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/03/10-09:26）

The BBC announced on Tuesday that it was resuming English-language broadcasting from Russia, after suspending reporting as it examined tough new media laws.
The broadcaster last Friday halted its journalists' work in Russia after lawmakers moved to impose lengthy jail terms for publishing fake news about the army, as part of efforts to muffle dissent over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
BBC director-general Tim Davie said the law could criminalise the process of independent journalism and warned staff faced prosecution simply for doing their jobs.
But in a new statement, the corporation said it had considered the new legislation alongside the urgent need to report from inside Russia.
After careful deliberation we have decided to resume English-language reporting from Russia this evening (Tuesday 8 March), after it was temporarily suspended at the end of last week, it added.
We will tell this crucial part of the story independently and impartially, adhering to the BBC's strict editorial standards.
The safety of our staff in Russia remains our number one priority.
A number of foreign media have suspending reporting from inside Russia, including the New York Times, Canada's CBC/Radio-Canada, Germany's ARD and ZDF, and Bloomberg News, plus US channels CNN and CBS.