Moscow Issues Strong Protest Over Rossiya Segodnya Reporter Press Denial

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The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a strong protest to the Czech authorities Friday in response to the denial of press credentials to a Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency correspondent.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Czech Foreign Ministry refused to extend Alexander Kuranov’s press pass on Wednesday, citing a classified security department decision. Kuranov has been working in the Czech Republic since the 1980s and became a freelance correspondent for Rossiya Segodnya in June 2014.

"We strongly protest Prague’s unfriendly actions and will not leave them without an appropriate response," the Russian ministry said, adding that it is "outraged" with the refusal to extend the Russian correspondent's press credentials.

The ministry said the incident "is not the first such case against Russian journalists." Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia have each denied Rossiya Segodnya journalists press credentials or entry to their territory since early 2014.

Moscow has termed these refusals discriminatory and politically motivated, and the ministry said it regarded Prague’s latest steps as "unfriendly" and damaging to the countries' bilateral relations.

It decried the Czech Republic’s departure from international norms and principles to protect the rights of journalists, as well as the general principles of a democratic society.

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