'They're lying to you': Russian TV employee interrupts news broadcast
Source: theguardian.com
An employee on Russia’s state Channel One television has interrupted the channel’s main news programme with an extraordinary protest against Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Marina Ovsyannikova, an editor at Channel One, burst on to the set of the live broadcast of the nightly news on Monday evening, shouting: “Stop the war. No to war.”
She also held a sign saying: “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re lying to you here.” It was signed in English: “Russians against the war”.
The news anchor continued to read from her teleprompter speaking louder in an attempt to drown out Ovsyannikova, but her protest could be seen and heard for several seconds before the channel switched to a record segment.
Ovsyannikova also released a pre-recorded video ....
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Marina Ovsyannikova, who made headlines for interrupting a Russian state media television broadcast on Monday to protest the invasion of Ukraine, appeared in court on Tuesday. She had previously been reported missing by several outlets and a lawyer, Dmitry Zakhvatov, who claimed he represented her.
The BBC reported that Ovsyannikova was detained after she ran onto the set of the Russia state media Channel One broadcast on Monday with an anti-war sign. The BBC further said she appeared in court Tuesday and was charged with organizing an unauthorized public event. The offense is an "administrative charge," which is comparable to a misdemeanor in the U.S., and she faces a punishment of a fine, community service or up to 10 days in jail.
Zakhvatov told CNN on Tuesday he had not been able to locate Ovsyannikova, who was working as an editor at Channel One during the time of her protest. However, images and reports have emerged of her appearing in Moscow court with lawyer Anton Gashinsky.
