Sweden Asks Russia For Explanation On Barred Journalist
7th Sep 2005, 10:15 GMT
7 September 2005 -- The Swedish government yesterday demanded an explanation from Russia why a Swedish television journalist based in Moscow had been denied a visa extension.
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