Almost a dozen journalists covering political news for the prominent Russian newspaper Kommersant have quit their jobs in solidarity with two colleagues who were fired over an article about a possible change of leadership in the upper chamber of parliament, reporters say.
RFE/RL: Political reporters quit Russia’s Kommersant en masse
A picture taken on May 20, 2019, shows Kommersant daily newspaper issues. - The entire political desk of one of Russia's top newspapers, Kommersant, quit on May 20, 2019 in protest over censorship after two veteran reporters were fired.
