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The International Federation of Journalists demands the release of the Head of the RIA Novosti Ukraine news agency Kirill Vushinsky. The President of the IFJ Philippe Leruth issued a statement to the press, strongly condemning 100-days detention of the journalist, RIA Novosti reports.
According to Philippe Leruth, each defendant has right to a fair trial in a reasonable period of time, as it is stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
IFJ strongly condemns the continued detention of Russian journalists in Ukraine, since it violates press freedom rights, and there's no proof of illegal activity, said Leruth. The IFJ President has also added that he doesn't support detention of Ukrainian journalists in Russia but didn't support this statement with concrete examples.
As we reported before, Ukrainian authorities continue denying Russian diplomats' access to the journalist Kirill Vyshinsky, who stays in detention for 100 days now. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs this situation will unlikely to ease soon.
Russia demands Kiev to take out all the charges and release Kirill Vyshinsky immediately, official representative of MFA Maria Zakharova said. Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared Vyshinsky's arrest as shocking since he was detained under a false pretence and been unfairly accused of high treason.
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