1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJennifer Dunhamhttps://cpj.org/author/jdunham/Moscow police detain, assault journalists covering protests - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uf9Cp6Xr6f"><a href="https://cpj.org/2019/08/moscow-police-detain-assault-journalists-covering/">Moscow police detain, assault journalists covering protests</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2019/08/moscow-police-detain-assault-journalists-covering/embed/#?secret=uf9Cp6Xr6f" width="600" height="338" title="“Moscow police detain, assault journalists covering protests” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="uf9Cp6Xr6f" 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/2019/08/rt_russia20alert208.6_rs.jpg750517Washington, D.C., August 8, 2019--Russian authorities should allow journalists to cover protests freely and safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today, after the detention of several journalists and the use of force by police against the media during demonstrations in Moscow on July 27 and August 3.