Chisinau has confirmed that Russian journalist Timofei Ilyushin has been released by the separatist authorities of Moldova's breakaway Transdniester region. Ilyushin, a reporter with the independent Russian online publication Sotavision (Sota), was released late on June 26, Moldova's Reintegration Bureau said on June 27. Sota reported that Ilyushin had been detained in Transdniester on June 24, while on assignment for an article. Ilyushin was declared an "undesirable" person in Russian-backed separatist Transdniester in March. In Russia, Sota was declared an "undesirable organization" in May, based on a 2015 law targeting NGOs that receive funding from foreign sources. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Moldovan Service, click here.
Moldova Confirms Release Of Russian Journalist Detained In Separatist Transdniester
Timofei Ilyushin (courtesy photo)