Shock at death of newspaper editor who was badly beaten two months ago

Reporters Without Borders is deeply saddened to learn that newspaper editor Vyacheslav Yaroshenko, who spent several days in a coma after being attacked and beaten outside his home on 29 April, died today in the southwestern city of Rostov-on-Don. He was 63. “There is an urgent need for an impartial investigation into all the circumstances of Yaroshenko's death,” Reporters Without Borders said. “The Russian authorities cannot keep covering up crimes of violence against journalists by (...)

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