Moscow demands OSCE take measures to free journalists detained by Kiev

Published time: May 18, 2014 19:26
Edited time: May 18, 2014 20:22

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Moscow has called on the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) to take measures to free the two Russian journalists captured near the town of Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine.

Russia strongly condemns the detention of LifeNews journalists Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saichenko by Kiev forces in the city of Kramatorsk, the country’s permanent representative to the OSCE, Andrey Kelin, said.

“I immediately contacted the Swiss representative to the OSCE (Switzerland is presiding over the organization in 2014) and the representative on freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatovic, and requested them to take immediate steps for the release of the journalists,” Kelin told Itar-Tass news agency.

Earlier, Kiev acknowledged that Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saichenko were detained by the Ukrainian military.

The last time the crew established contact with the editorial board was at around 09:50 GMT (13:50 Moscow time) on Sunday, when they reached a checkpoint near the town of Kramatorsk.

Several hours later a photo of the handcuffed journalists appeared on social networks.

News Media Holding, which owns LifeNews, has appealed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, asking him to help with the release of the journalists, the news outlet’s website reported.

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