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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Russian editor jailed before libel trial

Nikolai Andrushchenko, co-founder and an editor of the Russian weekly newspaper Novy Peterburg, has been sentenced to two months of pre-trial detention on charges of defamation and obstruction of justice due to his coverage in 2006 of a murder investigation. If convicted, he could face up to six years in prison. His colleagues believe his imprisonment is the result of his paper's critical coverage of the St Petersburg's authorities. (Via IFEX)

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