Briton Graham Phillips held in Ukraine

[Bosonic]

Last edited Wed May 21, 2014, 10:30 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: BBC

A British national has been detained in Ukraine, the Foreign Office has confirmed.

Graham Phillips is a journalist working for Russian TV station Russia Today.

It is understood he was detained in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday and was taken to Kiev overnight by the Ukrainian National Guard.

The Foreign Office said: "We are in contact with the Ukrainian authorities and stand ready to provide consular assistance."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27506545

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#Ukraine SBU tells the BBC that detained "journalist" Graham Philips will be handed over to British consular officials in #Kiev later today

https://twitter.com/BBCWillVernon/status/469109475715338240

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. According to his Twitter page, he's been released.

Says he wasn't beaten and was treated fairly (which is far more than one could say about the pro-Russian militants).

So we'll be seeing more performance art from Graham, apparently.

[freshwest]

2. That's good. Yes, the other case was disgusting. Still, why was he detained?

I have trouble grasping the reasoning for either of these kidnappings or if we want to be nice, these detainments or arrests. It's apparently intimidation, as it serves no military purpose. (?)

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. Not sure.

Graham was so laughably bad at propagandizing that anyone with half a brain would recognize it for the bullshit that it is. Detaining him only feeds his ego and gives him some false sense of legitimacy that he otherwise wouldn't have received. There's no doubt that pro-Russian supporters will exploit his detention for all its worth, just as they've done with Odessa.

They were better off just letting him run around and making a jackass out of himself.

[Bosonic]

4. I look forward to his next thrilling episode

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. Please tell me that screen cap is satire.

But after his claim of being shot at, I can't say for sure.

[Bosonic]

6. yes, just a quick photoshop

I'm sure he can easily best that.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. I'm sure he will.

All while reporting on the 4 billion* victims of Ukraine's latest neo-Nazi massacre.

*According to his sources

[Iterate]

8. Or you can switch to "LifeNews"

Claims That Video Shows Russian Journalists Instructing Separatists To Fire Anti-Tank Missile
12:18 (GMT)

This video is being talked about because it is key to why Russian journalists have been detained by Ukrainian forces. The video, taken by LifeNews or LifeNews freelancers, appears to show Russian-backed separatists firing an anti-tank weapon in Slavyansk. The real reason it is being talked about, however, is that the journalists in the video appear to give orders to the soldiers to fire the weapon, which according to many would cross the line between recording the insurgency and being part of it.
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Shit...tried to post the video, but it seems it's now been taken down by the owner for copyright. That's rich.

Follow the story there and you can see the complaint is about Phillips, LifeNews, and others actively creating news as well as openly carrying out tasks for the DPR that goes beyond propaganda, such as recon and transporting weapons.