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Russian Journalist Ivan Golunov Is Freed; Ministry Orders Inquiry Into Drug Charges

Authorities say there's not enough evidence to back up the charges against Golunov, who on Saturday had been ordered to serve two months of house arrest.
Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was freed days after he was accused of attempting to sell drugs. He's seen here inside the defendants' cage during a court hearing Saturday in Moscow.

Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov is now free, after Russia's Internal Affairs Ministry said it would drop drug charges against him. Golunov's release was announced by his employer, Meduza.

Golunov, 36, had been held under house arrest since Saturday, and he had been ordered to serve an additional two months. He was

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