Alerts | Arrest/detention at protest/demonstration

Three correspondents from RFE/RL’s Russian Service detained in Moscow

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Three journalists from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Russian Service were arrested in Moscow while covering a rally against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The detention took place despite one of them telling police repeatedly that he was a representative of the press. The trio were later released without charge.

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