Simon Ostrovosky (VICE Reporter) Captured by Paramilitaries
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[Quote=Huffington Post]NEW YORK -- Vice News reporter Simon Ostrovsky, who has been aggressively covering the conflict in Crimea and Ukraine over the past month, is currently being held by a militia in Eastern Ukraine, according to a Russian news outlet.
Gazeta.Ru [URL="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fm.gazeta.ru%2Fpolitics%2Fnews%2F2014%2F04%2F22%2Fn_6102649.shtml%3Futm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dbanner%26utm_campaign%3Dall"]reported[/URL] that Ostrovsky was taken "hostage" by a militia. The Russian outlet attributed the information to Vyacheslav Ponomarev, the "People's Mayor" of the Slovyansk, a Ukrainian town now under the control of pro-Russia separatists. Douglas Herbert, international affairs editor at France 24, [URL="https://twitter.com/dougf24/statuses/458633281698009089"]tweeted[/URL] Tuesday that the mayor confirmed "Ostrovsky is being held by Ukrainian security forces under his control."
“Wait, this is the weirdest presser ever. This lady called us all liars and then asked for funeral money,” he wrote, attaching a photograph of a stern-looking, middle-aged woman. “Slaviansk pro-Russia ‘mayor’ threatens to throw journalists out for ‘provocative’ question about former mayor being held under guard,” he continued.
Finally, Ostrovsky wrote in his last message, “Now he’s not letting reporters leave the press conference: ‘You’ll go as you came in. In a group.’ That’s one way to guarantee coverage.”[/quote]
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/vice-simon-ostrovsky-held-ukraine_n_5192590.html]Source: Huffington[/url]
[url=http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/vice-journalist-captured-ukraine/]Secondary: Mashable[/url]
[url=http://www.newsweek.com/vice-reporter-simon-ostrovsky-detained-eastern-ukraine-pro-russia-gunmen-248193]Secondary: Newsweek[/url]
Simon Ostrovosky, who is a crazy brave VICE reporter seems to have been ordered to be taken by the new interim 'mayor' of Slaviansk, for asking questions about the old mayor - who was recently taken and tortured to death by the militia.
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