1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Independent journalist beaten in southern Russia - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nhbVY6Mk1M"><a href="https://cpj.org/2007/06/independent-journalist-beaten-in-southern-russia/">Independent journalist beaten in southern Russia</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2007/06/independent-journalist-beaten-in-southern-russia/embed/#?secret=nhbVY6Mk1M" width="600" height="338" title="“Independent journalist beaten in southern Russia” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="nhbVY6Mk1M" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, June 25, 2007—The Committee to Protect Journalist is concerned about a recent assault against Mikhail Afanasyev, editor of the online magazine Novy Focus, in the southern city of Abakan, capital of the Russian republic of Khakasiya. Afanasyev was attacked on June 16 by at least two men who identified themselves as police officers…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260