Document #1045910

RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières

Journalist seeks asylum in Finland after being convicted for prison torture articles

http://www.rsf.org/Journalist-seeks-asylum-in-Finland.html

ecoi.net summary:
Elena Maglevannaya, a Russian journalist who was recently ordered to pay a fine and to publicly retract her articles about the torture of a Chechen detainee, has asked for political asylum in Finland
Country:
Russian Federation
Source:
RSF – Reporters Sans Frontières
Original link:
http://www.rsf.org/Journalist-seeks-asylum-in-Finland.html
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
2 June 2009
Document ID:
1045910 (former ID 120913)

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