1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/English-language paper closes because of state harassment - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nweoMrysqX"><a href="https://cpj.org/2008/06/englishlanguage-paper-closes-because-of-state-hara/">English-language paper closes because of state harassment</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2008/06/englishlanguage-paper-closes-because-of-state-hara/embed/#?secret=nweoMrysqX" width="600" height="338" title="“English-language paper closes because of state harassment” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="nweoMrysqX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, June 19, 2008—The Committee to Protect Journalists is disturbed by the closing of the alternative English-language biweekly The eXile in Moscow. The paper announced on its Web site last week that it was forced to shut down after nervous investors withdrew support in the wake of a politicized audit of its content. “Russian…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260