The authorities of Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia, have recently cut off the
air a few Russia's TV channels, Postimees re****ted.
(Great! After watching few hours of Estonian tv, Russians suicide rate
there will go up)
The authorities of Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia, have recently cut off the
air a few Russia's TV channels, Postimees re****ted.
The information was officially confirmed by Priit Kama, vice chancellor
at Estonian Ministry of Justice.
According to Kama, the broadcasting of Russia's channels was terminated
due to the coverage of 2007 disorders triggered by the Bronze Soldier
removal from downtown Tallinn. Russia's channels were referring to the
vandals as heroes, showing the policemen as criminals, Postimees
specified. The prisoners shouldn't watch the TV advocating offense or
recusancy to authorities, Kama made clear.
Viewing the Bronze Soldier as a monument to Soviet occupation, Estonian
government ordered past spring to remove the WW2 memorial from
Tynismyagi square, central Tallinn, to a military cemetery in the city's
outskirts. That excavation led to the mass clashes between the police
and a crowd of ethnic Russians and further clouded Russia's relations
with the Baltic state.
The rallies continued for a few days. Quite a few media in Russia
covered them as an act of the people's protest against the transfer of
the soldiers' remains and the monument.
On the other hand, the timing of order to cut off Russia's TV gives rise
to speculations. The broadcasting was terminated early in 2008, i.e.
more than half a year after the actual clashes. Another secret is
whether it was the initiative of the prisons' authorities or the
Ministry of Justice.
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