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Moscow Times Will Resist Russian Censorship Efforts

The newspaper is the latest media outlet to be labeled “undesirable” by the government.

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An unsanctioned rally in front of the Russian General Prosecution building at Moscow, July 27, 2019. The Russian prosecutor general's office has declared The Moscow Times to be an "undesirable organization." AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko
RAFAEL OLIVEIRA
RAFAEL OLIVEIRA

Moscow Times editor Derk Sauer says the newspaper will defy the Russian government’s mandate to close down and will continue to publish news.

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RAFAEL OLIVEIRA
RAFAEL OLIVEIRA

Mr. Oliveira is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Religion Unplugged, America’s Future, and the College Fix.

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