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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Roy Greenslade

Ukraine grants Russian reporter asylum

A Russian journalist and political activist has received political asylum in Ukraine after he complained of police persecution. Alexander Kosvintsev, who wrote for numerous publications about corruption among authorities in the Kemerovo region, claims to have suffered "physical intimidation" after running a branch of Garry Kasparov's United Civil Front in August 2005. (Via Moscow Times)

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