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Russia: News Website to be Closed Because of Racial Clashes Coverage

Written byDmitry Davidov
Posted 14 July 2011 19:12 GMT

URA.ru, an information agency and website that became popular after it extensively covered clashes in a small Russian village Sagra, is on the verge of being closed down by the authorities. It is said that because of URA.ru, the coverage of Sagra clashes became “too extensive” in media.

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