Russia - Another outspoken foreign journalist expelled, banned for five years

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders condemns Russia's decision to ban well-known US journalist David Satter from visiting the country's for five years. Announcing the decision on 14 January, the foreign ministry said he was banned for spending five days in the country, from 22 to 26 November, without a valid visa. This dubious explanation was a long time coming. A Russian diplomat in Kiev already told him on 25 December that he would not be able to return because his presence in Russia had been deemed (...)

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