The Pied Pipers of Putinism
Four civic activists and Russia experts in Finland have published a statement condemning the actions of the so-called Finnish "Anti-Fascist" Committee (SAFKA) and Kremlin's parallel propaganda campaign against Finland. The statement's signatories call on Finnish public opinion to give its assessment of the committee's actions. The authors state that Russia's habit of doing politics on the situation of distressed people living in Finland is unacceptable.
Diktatuurin kärpäset politiikan tunkiolla
Chinese Propaganda Made in Finland
The People's Republic of China has strengthened its communications foothold in Europe. A 30-person team in Tampere broadcasts multilingual state-sponsored programming throughout Europe. Experts say the Chinese government is attempting to exert influence with non-critical programming. Chinese-funded Radio86 in Tampere produces radio shows and online content in ten different languages, including Finnish, English, Estonian, Danish, Russian, German, and French. Listeners around Europe can tune into the station at Finnish broadcaster YLE's former medium wave frequency of 963 kHz. The station is run in cooperation with FutuVision Media, a company based in the Finnish city of Tampere. Programme makers have had no problem recruiting people to help produce the multilingual programming, as Tampere is a vibrant university town with many international students. Radio86 fails to take a critical look at events in China, such as human rights abuses. Instead, the station focuses on culture and travel. Some of the station’s programming comes from state-run China Radio International, which also funds the station. Station head Jutta Valkeinen insists no media is objective.
Kiinalaista propagandaa Tampereelta
Kiinan valtio vahvistaa propagandatoimintaansa Euroopassa, kertoo YLE Uutiset. Suurvallan maksamaa ohjelmatoimintaa tehdään Suomessa. Ohjelmat tuottaa tamperelainen FutuVision Media. Haastattelussa Radio86:n päätoimittaja Jutta Valkeinen.
"Iran's government about to collapse"
Mohammad Reza Madhi, a former intelligence officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is on the verge of collapse. Speaking in an interview with the Bangkok Post, Mr Madhi described Mr Ahmadinejad as "crazy" and unfit to lead his country.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/30386/ex-spy-chief-says-iran-government-about-to-collapse
