#state-propaganda

#state-propaganda

Nicaragua's co-presidents, Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, resorted on Tuesday to an old whitewashing tactic: releasing and parading political prisoners who had been forcibly disappeared. The move comes on the eve of a crucial decision for the Sandinista regime: the Trump administration will have to determine whether to expel the country from the Dominican RepublicCentral AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)

The most popular genre in Russian cinema today is fairytales, the 64-year-old told the Guardian. They adapt all the stories we grew up with. There's no single social drama, no movie reflecting life during the war. The only source of financing is the state. If you want to make a movie about the war itself, the only option is propaganda.

For a quarter of a century, Russian media have cultivated a myth of Vladimir Putin's inspired leadership, portraying him as a wise corrector of errors.