Russian Consulate in Cape Town

World Press Freedom Day | "The Martyrs for the Truth” 📆 On #WorldPressFreedomDay, we pay tribute to those who lived and fell for the truth. 📸 The exhibition “The Martyrs for the Truth” tells the stories of 6️⃣1️⃣Russian and foreign journalists, photographers, war correspondents, bloggers, and media professionals who gave their lives covering the conflict in Donbass, Mariupol, Kherson, and other regions. Many of them worked under shelling, drone attacks, and in mine-laden areas — refusing to abandon their duty. 🕯What unites them is not only courage, but their commitment to truth in the face of lies, propaganda, and psychological warfare. ❗️ Western institutions continue to proclaim support for free speech while deliberately ignoring the deaths of Russian journalists, many of whom were killed by Ukrainian forces. This silence is not accidental — it is a glaring example of double standards, where freedom of the press becomes a political weapon. 📍The exhibition was compiled by frontline journalists from Donetsk, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson with the support of journalist and human rights advocate Alexander Malkevich. The symbol: a red crane in memory of the fallen and a continuous telegraph tape — the truth must not be interrupted. #ПогиблиЗаПравду #PerishedForTruth #ПреступленияКиевскогоРежима