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Media watchdog blasts Sochi restrictions

By Nataliya Vasilyeva
Published January 28, 2014 10:25am ET
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Media watchdog blasts Sochi restrictions
A view of the Olympic Park and seaside of the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. Russia has spent about $51 billion to deliver the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which run Feb. 7-23. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) | Pavel Golovkin

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — An international journalism watchdog on Tuesday criticized Russian authorities for restricting news coverage of preparations for the Sochi Olympics.

The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists detailed in a report how Russian and international journalists have been harassed and prevented from covering sensitive stories in Sochi such as the abuse of migrant workers and environmental issues.

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