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Italian journalist Chiesa is arrested in Estonia

Italian journalist Chiesa is arrested in Estonia
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The influential Italian journalist and politician Giulietto Chiesa has been arrested in Estonia according to his family. Chiesa was in Tallin to

The influential Italian journalist and politician Giulietto Chiesa has been arrested in Estonia according to his family.

Chiesa was in Tallin to attend a conference but has been detained in his hotel room without phone or internet. A warrant to expel him from the county has apparently been issued.

The EU is demanding an explanation.

Chiesa was for several years based in the former Soviet Union as a correspondent and has been out spoken against US policy against Moscow.

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