Russia Shuts Down Newspaper for 'Supporting Opposition'

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By: Amanda Strydom | Mail & Guardian Online

In Russia, a newspaper funded by the Media Development Loan Fund, which also holds shares in the Mail & Guardian, was recently shut down for allowing its printing press to print campaign flyers for an opposition party.

According to the MDLF's website, on May 24, the court of Myasnikovsky in Russia, refused to reopen the printing house of the independent weekly newspaper Krestyanin after previously ordering its closure for 90 days. The newspaper's website was inexplicably blocked for two days during the dispute.

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