Kit Klarenberg (The Grayzone) discusses the death of independent journalist Gonzalo Lira.
Previously:
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky: Impeach Zelenskyy, Gonzalo Lira was Murdered
Tag: Pre-trial detention
Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky: Impeach Zelenskyy, Gonzalo Lira was Murdered
Ukraine Detains Socialist Writer, Bans World Socialist Web Site | Russia Formally Charges WSJ Journalist with Spying for the CIA
At least Ukraine doesn’t discriminate, when it comes to detaining writers.
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It should be noted that similar jailings are taking place in Russia, with some hitting close to home. This past December, Russians arrested Boris Kagarlitsky, a longtime Moscow Times contributor who was the main writer on the “Russian Dissent” Substack sponsored by this site. Boris, a socialist himself but not connected in any way to the WSWS, was denounced as an “inoagent” (a foreign agent) and given a five year sentence, which Russian authorities called “excessively lenient.” The case is one of the more absurd in the history of speech offenses. Kagarlitsky was initially accused of making light of a 2022 explosion on the Krimsky Bridge linking Russia to Crimea, thanks to a video titled “Explosive Congratulations to the Cat Mostik,” sarcastically putting a cat in the frame for the blast. The Russian news agency TASS noted Kagarlitsky’s “negative attitude toward authorities,” and Boris remains in prison. We’re trying to get more information about his status.
Mostik isn’t just any cat! Mostik = Bridge. Mostik is the mascot of the Crimean Bridge. Petty criticism, maybe. Anyway, I’m not surprised that the West is ignoring anyone detained in Ukraine for speech issues while screeching about ‘freedom of the press’ and ‘human rights’ in Russia.
Related:
David Villamar interviewed about Ecuador’s violent crime disaster
Despite the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Ecuador’s violent crime problem is such an incredible disaster that it manages to attract international attention. Criminals have recently taken over live newscasts. Supporters of the rightwing governments that created the disaster (for example, The Economist) have declared Ecuador to be the deadliest country in the Americas. It’s difficult for Ecuador to get international news coverage. In recent years, it generally has to be something very bad (or sports-related).
David Villamar interviewed about Ecuador’s violent crime disaster
Related:
How Did Ecuador Spiral into This Nightmare? It Was the Neoliberal Dismantling of the State
Gonzalo Lira’s Court Case Update
U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea charged with desertion
The Army has charged the U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea in July with desertion, among other alleged offenses, and placed him in pretrial confinement at Fort Bliss, Tex., according to new charging documents.
U.S. soldier who crossed into North Korea charged with desertion
Do Very Bad People Deserve Free Speech?
Controversy around Gonzalo Lira’s past has caught up with his current troubles in Ukraine. Do bad people deserve free speech? Kim breaks it down.
Do Very Bad People Deserve Free Speech? via Kim Iversen
Already knew that he was PoS!
Related:
Another Gonzalo Lira Update
NAFO: Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets
Social-Media Account Overseen by Former Navy Noncommissioned Officer Helped Spread Secrets
There is no evidence that Ms. Bils, who had a security clearance during her Navy service, has used that access to steal any classified information herself. “I obviously know the gravity of top-secret classified materials. We didn’t leak them,” she said.
Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, a spokesman for the Pentagon, referred requests for comment on Ms. Bils and her role in reposting classified information to the Justice Department, which declined to comment
Related:
Pekka Kallioniemi’s ‘v@tniksoup’ (Who’s Who list of who to follow?!)
Donbass Devushka’s Linktree
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 
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