# Claim 415

The BBC's director-general said the safety of staff came first in the decision to suspend Russian news operations.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: The BBC's director-general said the safety of staff came first in the decision to suspend Russian news operations.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: BBC suspends Russia operations
- About: [incident 2022-russia-criminalizes-fake-war-reports](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2022-russia-criminalizes-fake-war-reports)
- Source: Russia's parliament approves jail for 'fake' war reports. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/4/russia-prison-media-law-fake-reports-ukraine-war
- Publisher: Al Jazeera
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2022-03-04

## Quotation from the source

> The safety of our staff is paramount and we are not prepared to expose them to the risk of criminal prosecution

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