BBC ‘temporarily suspends’ work of news journalists and staff in Russia

Two police officers patrol Manezhnaya Square with the monument of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov in Moscow, Russia (AP)

The BBC is “temporarily suspending” the work of all its news journalists and support staff in Russia after authorities passed legislation cracking down on foreign outlets.

Director-general Tim Davie said the new law appeared to “criminalise the process of independent journalism” in the country.