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Lawmakers in Ukraine have called on parliaments across the world to help defend the rights of two Ukrainian journalists held in Moscow and the Crimean Peninsula.

Ukraine’s parliament approved on October 5 a statement urging lawmakers, including in the European Union, United States, Canada, and Japan, to help provide legal support to Mykola Semena and Roman Sushchenko.

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