Press Freedom Watchdog Concerned About Attacks on Journalists in Ukraine
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
The arrest of a US journalist in Russia is a sign of the Kremlin’s desire to ultimately stifle any dissent, press freedom watchdogs have warned.
BRATISLAVA, Apr 12 (IPS) - The arrest of a US journalist in Russia has not only sent a chilling warning to foreign reporters in the country but is a sign of the Kremlin’s desire to ultimately stifle any dissent in the state, press freedom watchdogs have warned.
In a little over two years, the team at Tut.by have seen their news outlet go from being one of the most read in Belarus to being labeled an “extremist” organization whose staff are equated with criminals. Currently five of the media outlet’s journalists are standing trial in a case that many analysts see as…