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Director-General Urges Investigation into Death of Journalist Maxim Borodin in Russian Federation
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, today asked the authorities of the Russian Federation to investigate the death of reporter Maxim Borodin on 15 April.
鈥淚 call for a thorough and transparent investigation into the death of Maxim Borodin,鈥 said the Director-General. 鈥淚 trust the authorities will spare no effort in determining the circumstances of his death.鈥
Maxim Borodin died from injuries sustained in a fall from the balcony of his apartment in Yekaterinburg on 12 April. He was an investigative journalist with the independent news website Novy Den.
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