Russia: Police raid investigative journalists’ homes
30 June 2021 |
8:34 am
The reporters targeted work for Proekt, one of Russia's last remaining independent investigative outlets. The searches came ahead of a publication detailing the alleged wealth of the country's interior minister.
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