Siberian journalist gets arrested in Russia over a Ukraine report

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Moscow: A Siberian news editor was arrested on Friday for claiming 11 riot police officers refused to join Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine. Since President Vladimir Putin dispatched troops to Ukraine on February 24, authorities have stepped up efforts to muzzle critics. The Investigative Committee said the main editor of a news website in Khakassia, … Read more

Russia editor jailed over Ukraine report

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A Russian court  ordered the pre-trial detention of a Siberian media person for alleging that 11 riot cop members had refused to join Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine on Friday. Since President Vladimir Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, authorities have stepped up measures to silence critics of the military operation in Russia’s … Read more