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Russian forces are kidnapping Ukrainian journalists, holding them hostage, and torturing them in cap
captivity, nonprofit saysRussian forces are kidnapping Ukrainian journalists, holding them hostage, and torturing them, the nonprofit Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday, per NPR.
Journalists and their relatives are being abducted to prevent them from reporting the facts on the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine, RSF added.
"By taking hostages, after bombing TV towers and shooting at cars marked 'Press,' the Russian authorities are demonstrating their determination to censor all reporting that contradicts their military propaganda," said Jeanne Cavelier, head of RSF's Eastern Europe and Central Asia desk.
"We strongly condemn these acts of intimidation and call on the Russian authorities to stop targeting journalists. They will have to answer for their actions before international courts," Cavelier continued.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-forces-kidnapping-ukrainian-journalists-121810511.html