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Journalist arrested and allegedly beaten by police in Moscow

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Sota Vision photojournalist Vasilyi Voron was arrested and allegedly beaten by police while reporting in the Ramenki district in Moscow. He was also threatened with sending him to Donbass. While in detention, police tried to read his Telegram correspondence. Voron was held for 11 hours before being released.

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