Wave Of Support For Russian Journalist Golunov Follows Arrest On Drug Charges
- By RFE/RL and
- Margot Buff
Ivan Golunov, a reporter for news site Meduza, was arrested in Moscow on June 6 and sentenced to two months of house arrest pending his trial on charges of drug trafficking. Journalists and activists have rallied to Golunov's defense, saying the charges were fabricated in retaliation for the reporter's investigative work.