US EditionQuestions Remain As Kyiv Holds Ceremony For Journalist Tortured Before Dying In Russian Detention
KYIV, UKRAINE, AUG 8 – Viktoria Roshchyna was confirmed dead after torture in captivity, highlighting risks for journalists; 29 Ukrainian reporters remain detained in Russia, Reporters Without Borders said.
- In Kyiv, friends and colleagues will hold a farewell ceremony on August 8 for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, whose death was confirmed on October 10, 2024.
- Amid her undercover reporting, Russian forces detained Viktoria Roshchyna in occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast and transferred her to a Taganrog facility, where prosecutors say she was systematically tortured.
- Investigators later confirmed via DNA testing that body numbered 757, labeled as an 'unidentified male' with SPAS, was Roshchyna, with a 99 percent accurate match, suggesting concealment of torture signs.
- The day before the ceremony, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office charged the head of Russia's Detention Center No., saying he violated the Geneva Conventions and faces up to 12 years in prison.
- Press freedom advocates note that Roshchyna's case highlights risks for journalists in war zones and urge increased political and international pressure on Moscow, with at least 30 Ukrainian reporters detained.
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KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who died in Russian captivity last year, was buried in Kyiv on Friday, while her colleagues called for international pressure to secure the release of other Ukrainian reporters held by Moscow.
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Family, friends, and colleagues held a farewell ceremony on August 8 for Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who went missing in Russian-occupied territories before being confirmed dead while in Russian captivity, where she appeared to have been tortured.
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