The BBC said on On Friday he would stop son coverage in Russia, as new the legislation passed “appears to criminalize independent journalism”.
“It leaves us no other option than to temporarily suspend the work of all BBC News journalists and their support personnel within the Russian Federation as we assess full consequences of this unwelcome development”, Tim Davie, the director general of the BBC, said.
He said the BBC News service in The Russian would continue to operate from outside Russia.
“The safety of our personnel is paramount and we are not ready to expose them to the risk of criminal just chase for do their job,” Davie said.
The Russian parliament voted unanimously on Friday to approve a bill criminalizing intentional dissemination of what Russia considers “false” reports. It could be signed by President Vladimir Putin and take effect like soon like Saturday.
