Hello good afternoon live from martin to nationals world news h. Q. Here in moscow my names kevin owen here with the 30 minute update for you this hour stick around 1st released to freelance stuff working for atis Ruptly Video Agency they were detained on sunday while covering the disputed president ial election there from across roughs across developments. Well we have been talking extensively about journalists who were detained during mass protests and mass rallies in that bill the roost there were at least 50 according to official figures and many of them by working for Russian Media now some have been deported from the country and theyre already in russia they crossed the belarus the border however until this morning freelancers working for a ruptly media agency worse still i mean counted for they were detained on sunday soon at. Their polls opened in belarus and we havent heard of from them for days on wednesday we received a message from one of the stringers who was detained and
Be watching r. T. International this thursday afternoon just gone 2 oclock am in moscow and we start with a development and better race because it is being reported the moment that the local offices of the Russian Internet companies have been blockaded by protesters lets get more details now from martys only because if he were joins us and is across developments we do know that this comes after days of protests following the reelection of the president and Better Research of the 2 connected what want to be nice so far. News just came out so. We got confirmation from the press service yes. Indeed searches are taking place at their premises at the moment earlier that reported that or and masked men wearing all black entered their offices now we know that this. Searches are taking place more from. Of course as soon as we find out meanwhile another company. Theyre saying of the same thing is taking place at their offices as well so were waiting on the confirmation on that suit now meanwhil
R. T. Follows a russian Surgical Team in the system lebanese doctors treating the most seriously. Just gone 4 oclock here in moscow youre watching r. T. International start this hour with those developments in bellary speakers the batteries office of the Russian Internet giant was earlier entered by unidentified armed men and its now understood that they have since left the premises its also being reported to the offices of the right hailing civs which is locally owned by you and experts also were raided it follows days of protests and a toughened Police Response to sundays disputed president ial elections they were lets get more details on all of this now with. Again good afternoon to you rome and just bring us up to speed then with these latest developments. Lets try to be on identified men who cordoned off the office itself yandex in the midst they they have left at this point the worst but still dont know who exactly they are or who they represent according to the russian investiga
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R. T. Follows a russian Surgical Team assisting there but he says were treating the most seriously wounded. Fellow there just gone 3 pm here in moscow youre watching international now well start with those developments in bell are released because unidentified men have vented the battery softness of the Russian Internet giant its also being reported to the offices of the right hailing services which is locally owned by yandex are also being raided it is amid days of protests and tough and Police Responses to sundays disputed president ial election will. Give us more details as always oh man its hard to establish at this early stage exactly what is happening but whats been confirmed so far. Well. Searches have not been confirmed so far were still waiting on the a confirmation on that meanwhile the press Service Office yes they confirmed that armed masked men in. Wearing all black entered their offices and blocks all of their exits and their demands are unknown at this point and no one k