The Guardian reported on Thursday that the personal information of 44 BBC journalists was posted in the anonymously run For Mother Russia group on the social network VKontakte. It comes a week after Russia said it would launch an investigation into the BBC for violating fairness standards. A BBC Panorama investigation detailed how Russia employs surveillance methods and propaganda to discredit Putin critics. John Sweeney, a respected BBC journalist, was repeatedly harassed when he visited Russia to film the report. The BBC World Service has significantly expanded its operations in Russia in the past two years.

Source: The Guardian December 29, 2018 17:26 UTC