1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/Russian police beat at least 1 journalist, arrest 2 during May Day protests in St. Petersburg - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4xiKR68LNT"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/05/russian-police-beat-at-least-1-journalist-arrest-2/">Russian police beat at least 1 journalist, arrest 2 during May Day protests in St. Petersburg</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/05/russian-police-beat-at-least-1-journalist-arrest-2/embed/#?secret=4xiKR68LNT" width="600" height="338" title="“Russian police beat at least 1 journalist, arrest 2 during May Day protests in St. Petersburg” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="4xiKR68LNT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/afp_russia_05-01-2019.jpg750500Washington, D.C., May 1, 2019 -- Russian authorities should allow journalists to freely cover protests and must investigate the alleged assault by police of Timur Hadjibekov and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.