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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Russian journalists appeal to Putin

Journalists in Russia have asked the president to protect them from persecution by officials of a pro-Kremlin party. In an open letter to Vladimir Putin, journalists from 11 media organisations accused United Russia officials in the Saratov region of using the justice system to punish journalists for writing critically about the party and its members. (Via Moscow Times)

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