1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Detained journalist becomes pawn in prisoner exchange - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5u2rxYbHc6"><a href="https://cpj.org/2000/02/detained-journalist-becomes-pawn-in-prisoner-excha/">Detained journalist becomes pawn in prisoner exchange</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2000/02/detained-journalist-becomes-pawn-in-prisoner-excha/embed/#?secret=5u2rxYbHc6" width="600" height="338" title="“Detained journalist becomes pawn in prisoner exchange” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="5u2rxYbHc6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, February 3, 2000 --- Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty (REF/RL) reported today that Andrei Babitsky, the Russian journalist detained by Russian military authorities in Chechnya since January 15, has been exchanged for three Russian prisoners of war held by Chechen rebels. The announcement was made by Russian presidential spokesman Sergei Yastrzhembsky. This action…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260