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Russian Defamation Trial Threatens British Press Freedom, Say Activists
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Russian Defamation Trial Threatens British Press Freedom, Say Activists


Russian Defamation Trial Threatens British Press Freedom, Say Activists
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The owner of Britain’s Chelsea Football Club, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, and Russia’s state-owned oil giant Rosneft have both filed a defamation lawsuit against the author of a book about President Vladimir Putin’s rise to power. Activists say the case threatens the freedom of the press, as Henry Ridgwell reports from London.

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