International press Institute agitating to investigate the death of Stenina
International press Institute (IPI) agitating the Kyiv authorities to conduct a full and transparent disclosure of the details of the death of the photographer MIA " Russia today " Andrew Stenina, and of the militia is to provide an opportunity for such an investigation, said Wednesday Last news IPI senior adviser for freedom of the press, Stephen Ellis.
" We are saddened to hear of the death of Andrew Stenina. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. Considering that his life was made many contradictory statements in recent weeks, We urge the Ukrainian authorities to conduct, and the Pro-Russian with weapons of formation to give the opportunity to conduct a full and transparent proceedings, " said Ellis.
He added that " the truth has become one of the many victims of this conflict."
Kiev and Moscow are obliged to provide to all parties (conflict) in the Eastern Ukraine was not aimed their attacks on reporters and other civilians, allowed reporters to act independently, free from violence, harassment and future fear, " said Ellis.
On Wednesday morning the CEO of MIA " today Russia " Dmitry Kiselev announced the capture of data of the RF IC, indicating that the missing at the beginning of August in Ukraine Agency photojournalist Andrey Stenin about a month ago, died in the district of Donetsk.
The car in which He was riding on an editorial assignment, was shot and burned on the highway. According to the information of the RF IC, the reporter was forcibly deprived of his life in the process of Ukrainian military attack on the convoy of immigrants, which was guarded by a few militia.
the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation asked in a persistent form from Kiev to thoroughly investigate the death of Stenina is already the 4th Russian journalist who was killed in the East of Ukraine in recent months. Condolences on the death of Stenina was expressed by the head of centuries Putin, Prime Minister Medvedev D. A. and other Russian politicians. With own side of the NSDC of Ukraine told about the non-involvement of security forces to the incident.
international press Institute, one of the oldest international non-governmental organizations on freedom of the media, the headquarters of which is located in Vienna, was established after the Second world war, the 1st and foremost for the protection of media freedom and interests of the reporters. The organization includes editors, publishers and leading correspondents from 120 countries of the world.
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