Russian investigative journalist under house arrest

Ivan Golunov, a Russian investigative journalist, has been placed under house arrest in Moscow after being charged with trying to illegally sell drugs. Police said they had found the synthetic drug, mephedrone, in his rucksack. Ivan Kolpakov is the editor of Meduza, an opposition news website where Mr Golunov. He told Newshour what had happened.

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(Photo: Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police and accused of drug offences, attends a court hearing in Moscow. Credit: REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva)