
日本北海道新聞駐俄羅斯庫頁島的男性記者今井裕紀被俄羅斯聯邦安全局以涉嫌間諜活動為由逮捕,俄方單方面公開其被關在鐵籠內的影片,引發日本政府強烈抗議及國際輿論譴責,保護記者委員會稱該畫面令人不寒而慄,要求立即釋放該記者。
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俄羅斯曾多次以間諜罪拘留外國記者,包括華爾街日報記者埃文·格爾什科維奇,國際組織經常譴責俄方壓制新聞自由與任意拘禁行為。
日本「北海道新聞」駐俄羅斯庫頁島的一名男性記者,遭俄國聯邦安全局(FSB)以涉嫌從事間諜活動為由逮捕,引發日本政府強烈抗議;俄方還單方面公開該名記者被關在鐵籠內的影片,引發國際輿論譴責,保護記者委員會(CPJ)直批這畫面令人不寒而慄,要求俄方立刻釋放該名記者。
俄國聯邦安全局13日以涉嫌從事間諜活動為由,在庫頁島飯店將任職於《北海道新聞》的記者今井裕紀逮捕,引發日本強烈抗議,要求俄方迅速提供詳細資訊、給予該名記者人道對待,並立即要求安排日方領事人員與記者接觸的機會。
不過俄羅斯聯邦保安局在未向日方說明的情況下,單方面公開該名記者被拘留、甚至被關在鐵籠內的影片,只見這名男記者在飯店內被壓制在地雙手上銬,隨後畫面轉移到其被押送進鐵籠內的畫面。
致力推動新聞自由和捍衛記者權利的非營利組織「保護記者委員會」(CPJ)發表聲明指出,「外籍記者在俄羅斯遭控制並可能被以間諜罪起訴的報導,令人感到無比恐懼。」
CPJ歐洲暨中亞事務負責人費歐娜(Fiona O'Brien)指出,從俄方公開的該名男性記者遭拘留畫面等影像來看,令人「不寒而慄地聯想起」美國《華爾街日報》(WSJ)記者先前在俄羅斯同樣因涉嫌從事間諜活動而遭拘留、監禁的苦難經歷,強調:「記者不應在地緣政治衝突中被當作談判籌碼。」
根據CPJ統計,目前俄羅斯至少有30名記者因與新聞報導工作相關的原因遭到拘留。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
日本將透過外交管道要求俄方立即釋放今井裕紀並允許領事探視
Likely · Within days
國際記者組織將進一步施壓俄方,可能呼籲制裁或譴責決議
Possible · Within weeks

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