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Journalists detained, attacked while reporting in Crimea

March 11, 2014 3:19 PM EDT

New York, March 11, 2014–Two reporters were detained by armed men in the autonomous republic of Crimea, in southern Ukraine, while other journalists have reported being assaulted covering the crisis and their equipment damaged or seized, according to news reports. More than a dozen broadcasters have also been censored, the reports said.

Crimean authorities take two more broadcasters off air

March 6, 2014 5:19 PM EST

New York, March 6, 2014–Crimean authorities should immediately restore broadcasting in the region by the independent Ukraine television stations Channel 5 and Channel 1+1, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Independent media, journalists obstructed in Crimea

March 3, 2014 6:06 PM EST

New York, March 3, 2014–Authorities in the autonomous republic of Crimea in southern Ukraine should ensure that media outlets and independent journalists are allowed to report on the political crisis in the region without being censored or harassed, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.