Media News - Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Russia: Court dismisses charges against media advocate
The Russian Constitutional Court threw out smuggling charges against the head of a Western-backed independent media organization last year. Manana A. Aslamazyan, the director of the Educated Media Foundation, had been charged with failing to declare about USD 13,000 in cash upon arrival in Russia in January 2007. The authorities confiscated documents and computers from her organization, forcing it to shut down. Human rights advocates said the incident was part of a broader government crackdown on independent media. (New York Times)
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