INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Three journalists working for independent Russian media outlets were arrested in Moscow late Monday outside a concert celebrating the
Kremlin's claimed annexation of Ukrainian regions, the human rights watchdog OVD-Info said.The concert marked two years since President
30, 2022.Citing the detainees' relatives, OVD-Info said one of the journalists worked at the news website Republic and the other two for
SOTAvision.The journalists were taken to a police station and two of them were charged with "hooliganism," the watchdog said, adding that
arrested while interviewing spectators leaving the concert.Since the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the
Kremlin has ramped up pressure on both foreign and independent media outlets in the country.Both Republic and SOTAvision are designated as
"foreign agents" by the authorities, a label used to stifle dissent.
