Russia: Five Journalists Detained

The arbitrary detention on June 13, 2012, of five journalists who engaged in peaceful, individual pickets in support of a threatened colleague is a chilling demonstration of how repressive and abusive Russia’s new regulations on demonstrations are.

(Moscow) – The arbitrary detention on June 13, 2012, of five journalists who engaged in peaceful, individual pickets in support of a threatened colleague is a chilling demonstration of how repressive and abusive Russia’s new regulations on demonstrations are, Human Rights Watch said today.

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