Update: Russian Forbes Writer Recovering After Savage Assault Nov. 8 2010 - 4:03 pm On Saturday, I wrote about , a Russian journalist who was jumped outside his Moscow home and severely beaten by two unidentified assailants. Since then, a few people have asked me for news about his condition. I now have one, courtesy of Julia Ioffe, an American journalist based in Moscow. (She introduced me to Kashin during my visit there several months ago.) : Over the weekend, Kashin underwent a second round of surgery. Doctors say it was successful and, after removing the bone fragments in his cranial cavity, that they’ve ruled out brain damage. His broken leg has been set, as has his jaw, which was fixed in the first operation so he could breathe. The attackers also mangled hands, a detail that whoever ordered the beatdown Kashin’s like what he had been writing. Indeed, the assault on Kashin is part of a recent didn’t wave of violence against journalists (although it should be noted there is as yet no proof, only a strong suspicion, that was connected with work). Saturday’s crime Kashin’s What I realize when I posted my story was that Kashin, in addition to being a didn’t reporter for the newspaper Kommersant, is also a contributor to Russian edition. Forbes’s His stories can be found . a strange coincidence, given that one of the most famous It’s victims of plague of anti-journalist violence also called Forbes Russia home. Russia’s That would be its founding editor, , who was gunned down in 2004. His murder . US urges Russia to act over beating of journalist (AFP) 9 hours ago – WASHINGTON The United States Monday condemned a savage assault on a — prominent Russian reporter and urged the authorities to punish the perpetrators as it criticized the Kremlin's record on press freedom. "A free and independent press is central to a vibrant and well-functioning democracy," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley.
Update: Russian Forbes Writer Recovering After Savage Assault Nov. 8 2010 - 4:03 pm On Saturday, I wrote about , a Russian journalist who was jumped outside his Moscow home and severely beaten by two unidentified assailants. Since then, a few people have asked me for news about his condition. I now have one, courtesy of Julia Ioffe, an American journalist based in Moscow. (She introduced me to Kashin during my visit there several months ago.) : Over the weekend, Kashin underwent a second round of surgery. Doctors say it was successful and, after removing the bone fragments in his cranial cavity, that they’ve ruled out brain damage. His broken leg has been set, as has his jaw, which was fixed in the first operation so he could breathe. The attackers also mangled Kashin’s hands, a detail that whoever ordered the beatdown didn’t like what he had been writing. Indeed, the assault on Kashin is part of a recent wave of violence against journalists (although it should be noted there is as yet no proof, only a strong suspicion, that Saturday’s crime was connected with Kashin’s work). What I didn’t realize when I posted my story was that Kashin, in addition to being a reporter for the newspaper Kommersant, is also a contributor to Forbes’s Russian edition. His stories can be found . It’s a strange coincidence, given that one of the most famous victims of Russia’s plague of anti-journalist violence also called Forbes Russia home. That would be its founding editor, , who was gunned down in 2004. His murder . US urges Russia to act over beating of journalist (AFP) – 9 hours ago WASHINGTON — The United States Monday condemned a savage assault on a prominent Russian reporter and urged the authorities to punish the perpetrators as it criticized the Kremlin's record on press freedom. "A free and independent press is central to a vibrant and well-functioning democracy," said State Department spokesman Philip Crowley.
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