- Chernovik
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Chernovik is a weekly newspaper based in Dagestan, Russia. Reporters Without Borders has described it as "Dagestan's leading independent newspaper."[1]
From 2008 to 2011, following a series of articles critical of the Federal Security Service's counterinsurgency tactics, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Nadira Isayeva, was involved in a high-profile prosecution for "inciting hatred toward law enforcement officials" and other charges.[2] Chernovik reporters Magomed Magomedov, Artur Mamayev and Timur Mustafayev were also charged, along with their lawyer Biyakai Magomedov.[3] International press freedom organizations ARTICLE 19,[3] Reporters Without Borders,[1] and the Committee to Protect Journalists all protested the charges, the latter awarding Isayeva a 2010 International Press Freedom Award for risking her "freedom and security" for her reporting.[4] All five were later acquitted following a trial Isayeva described as "a test for the institution of press freedom" in Dagestan.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Court acquits Dagestan’s leading independent newspaper". Reporters Without Borders. 20 May 2011. http://en.rsf.org/russie-court-acquits-dagestan-s-leading-20-05-2011,28336.html. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Four ordinary journalists take extraordinary risks to do their jobs". The Washington Post. 22 November 2010. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/22/AR2010112205732.html. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ a b "ARTICLE 19 is concerned about ongoing prosecution of independent newspaper staff in Dagestan". ARTICLE 19. 21 March 2010. http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13774.html. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "CPJ to honor brave international journalists". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2010. http://www.cpj.org/awards/2010/cpj-to-honor-brave-international-journalists.php. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Dagestan court acquits Chernovik journalists". Committee to Protect Journalists. 19 March 2011. http://www.cpj.org/2011/05/dagestan-court-acquits-chernovik-journalists.php. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
Categories:- Russian-language newspapers
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