Alerts | Online intimidation or smear

Russia defence spokesperson issues veiled threat against La Stampa journalist

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The spokesman of Russia’s Defence Ministry sparked a press freedom row after he publicly criticized Italian newspaper La Stampa and issued a veiled threat against its reporter over an article they published about coronavirus, leading to condemnation from Italian journalists and authorities

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