IPI demands immediate release of Russian journalist Ivan Golunov
(World News Austria)

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives, and journalists for press freedom, condemns the arrest of journalist Ivan Golunov, who is a correspondent for the Russian-language online publication Meduza. On June 6, Golunov was detained on the street in central Moscow by plainclothes police officers for alleged drug violations. He was reportedly refused the right to call his lawyer for nearly half a day after his arrest. Golunov`s lawyer reported that the...