Journalist threatened with legal action, detained briefly
(CJES/IFEX) – On 21 June 2005, a court official detained Eugeniy Novozhilov, a freelance correspondent for Radio Freedom, near the regional court building in the city of Krasnodar, Krasnodarsk region. On that day, the regional court was hearing the high-profile case of Cossack chieftain Nikolay Drozdov, 56, who was accused of killing two Turkish women […]
Authorities detain journalist in bid to prevent coverage of local meeting
(CJES/IFEX) – On 8 June 2005, Fatima Tlisova, an employee of the telegraph agency REGNUM was detained on the road to Tirnauz (southeastern Russia) by officials from the organised crime unit (UBOP) of Kabardino-Balkaria’s Interior Ministry. Kabardino-Balkaria is a constituent republic located in the northern Caucasus region of the Russian Federation. Tlisova was enroute to […]
Journalists covering demonstration beaten and detained
(CJES/IFEX) – On 31 May 2005, Shagen Ogadzhianian, a correspondent for “Noviye Izvestiya” newspaper, was beaten at the Kremlin’s Cathedral Square in Moscow, when an unauthorised demonstration by the “Vanguard of Red Youth” movement was dispersed. The correspondent, together with Irina Gordienko of “Novaya Gazeta” and Aydar Buribaev of “Gazeta”, were observing the start of […]