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“Respublika” had notice of Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications Information Technology and Mass Media allegedly forphoto of binder of French magazine Charlie Hebdo

21 january 2015

On January 20, 2015 some media outlets of the Russian Federation spread information. The  Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications Information Technology and Mass Media has issued a warning for publication of religious caricatures to the Russian Information and Analytical Portal “Respublika”; it consisted of Kazakhstan's content ultimately.   

The editor-in-chief of portal Irene Petrushova on its page in social network Facebook informed, that editorial staff of “Respublika” did not receive any information from Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications Information Technology and Mass Media   .According to her words, portal did not publish any religious caricatures; she believed, that it was caused by material of publication of new issue “shot” French magazine «Charlie Hebdo» (http://www.respublika-kaz.info/news/politics/39933/) which was disseminated around the world; it had 3000000 copies. She has also, noted that Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Communications Information Technology and Mass Media spread information on warning on January 16, 2015; material was published and posted on portal on January 14, 2015, prior to explanation. 

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