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Russia’s liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy shut down after critical coverage of invasion
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Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Moscow on February 24, 2022 (Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
The Ekho Moskvy radio station — a symbol of newfound media freedom in post-Soviet Russia — says it will shut down after it was taken off air over its coverage of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
“By a majority vote of the Ekho Moskvy board of directors, it was decided to liquidate the Ekho Moskvy radio station and website,” its editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov says on Telegram.
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