JOURNALIST CHIEF: RUSSIA FAILS TO MEET INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS STANDARDS.

Russian Journalist Union chairman Pavel Gutionov told Segodnya June 2 that Moscow does not meet international human rights standards and that, were it able to join the Council of Europe, Russia would face severe fines for its shortcomings. Gutionov said that his group would issue a white paper on Russian government violations of the rights of journalists.

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