#17 Archived Message
Posted by Ian M on July 29, 2022, 11:56 pm, in reply to "Project: to find 29 examples of the BBC failing 'due impartiality' in Ukraine reporting"
#17: Torture stories emerge from Russian-occupied region of Ukraine, Kherson, June 1st:
Reporter Caroline Davies: 'Olexander's bruises are fading but the memories of what happened to him in Kherson have not. This he says is the result of torture at the hands of the Russian authorities. He explains how he was hung by his wrists and put in the stress position. Olexander: 'They put the bag on my head. The beating began. The Russians began to threaten that I would not have kidneys. I didn't take off my watch. They started smashing it, trampling my feet. When I was severely beaten on this side I lost consciousness.' Caroline Davies: 'Oleg is a journalist. Within days of Russia's invasion he says he was kidnapped.' Oleg: 'Later when I went to the doctor I learned that they had broken four ribs. I heard them torturing other prisoners. I think that was even worse for me than the physical beatings because psychologically it was very difficult to survive. Caroline Davies: 'Without being able to go into the region it's difficult to corroborate these accounts but we've heard multiple testimonies with allegations of kidnap and torture.' Anonymous Kherson 'hospital doctor' apparently speaking over the phone: 'I saw gunshot wounds, consequences of rape, burns, fractures, injuries of internal organs, craniocerebral injuries when a person is brought in an unconscious state [...] I saw burn marks on genitals and burns from an iron on a patient's back and stomach. A patient told me that a wire was connected to a car battery, two bare wires were attached to his groin and his feet were on a wet rag.' Caroline Davies: 'The Russian authorities did not respond to our request for comment. They previously called other allegations of war crimes staged but as more testimonies are gathered many paint a picture of fear, intimidation, violence and repression of life under Russian control.' ***** Rare mention of an attempt to get a response from Russian officials, but insufficient to provide a balanced view in light of the grave accusations, unverified and/or anonymous so failing basic standards of reporting. No mention of allegations of Ukrainians torturing Russian soldiers and civilians, so again Russia is presented as the sole aggressor, uniquely evil. Abu Ghraib?
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- Project: to find 29 examples of the BBC failing 'due impartiality' in Ukraine reporting - Ian M July 26, 2022, 8:32 pm
- #2 - Ian M July 26, 2022, 11:25 pm
- #4 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 12:03 am
- #5 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 12:27 am
- Good work Ian. Hope to chime in once able to understand Ofcom dodgy use of changeable goalposts. nm - marknadim July 27, 2022, 1:37 am
- #6 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 6:55 pm
- Re: #7 - Keith-264 July 27, 2022, 8:11 pm
- Re: #7 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 11:01 pm
- #8 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 10:54 pm
- #9 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 11:22 pm
- #10 - Ian M July 27, 2022, 11:50 pm
- #11? Remember this one from Grayzone? "BBC correspondent-fixer shaping Ukraine coverage is PR op" - marknadim July 28, 2022, 5:56 am
- #12 - Ian M July 28, 2022, 6:52 pm
- #13 - Ian M July 28, 2022, 7:20 pm
- Re: #13 - Ian M July 28, 2022, 7:22 pm
- #14 - Ian M July 28, 2022, 8:21 pm
- #15 - Ian M July 28, 2022, 11:01 pm
- #16 - Ian M July 29, 2022, 11:25 pm
- #17 - Ian M July 29, 2022, 11:56 pm
- #18: - Ian M July 30, 2022, 7:53 pm
- #19 - Ian M July 30, 2022, 11:14 pm
- #20 and #21 - Ian M July 31, 2022, 12:05 am
- #22 - Ian M July 31, 2022, 7:27 pm
- #23 - Ian M July 31, 2022, 8:14 pm
- #24 - Ian M July 31, 2022, 11:18 pm
- Re: #24 - Tomski August 2, 2022, 10:00 pm
- #25 - Ian M July 31, 2022, 11:43 pm
- #26 - Ian M August 1, 2022, 10:53 pm
- #27 - Ian M August 1, 2022, 11:34 pm
- #28 - Ian M August 2, 2022, 12:14 am
- #29 - Ian M August 2, 2022, 7:01 pm
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