Japan/Russia: Reporter arrested by Russian security services for alleged espionage
October 16, 2026
October 16, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 16 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release:
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Japan/Russia: Reporter arrested by Russian security services for alleged espionage
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Yuki Imai, a reporter for the satellite office of the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun, was allegedly detained by Russian police in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the main city on Sakhalin Island as he was preparing to leave the country. T . . .
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Japan/Russia: Reporter arrested by Russian security services for alleged espionage
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Yuki Imai, a reporter for the satellite office of the Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun, was allegedly detained by Russian police in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the main city on Sakhalin Island as he was preparing to leave the country. T . . .