American journalist Simon Ostrovsky reportedly captured by Pro-Russian militants in Ukraine

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http://www.businessinsider.com/simon-ostrovsky-taken-in-ukraine-2014-4

https://twitter.com/nycjim/status/458643237901586432

Over the past month or two, many of you may have seen Simon's video reports for VICE news linked here. His most recent report:

While I'm shocked and horrified by this apparent news, I was worried that something like this might happen. He certainly went the extra mile to get us in the story, sometimes at his own peril.

Hopefully he'll be released unharmed and soon.

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1. VICE News Statement on Simon Ostrovsky

By VICE News
April 22, 2014 | 5:30 pm

VICE News is aware of the situation and is in contact with the US State Department and other appropriate government authorities to secure the safety and security of our friend and colleague, Simon Ostrovsky.

Check back here for more updates on this developing situation.

https://news.vice.com/articles/vice-news-statement-on-simon-ostrovsky?trk_source=homepage-in-the-news

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2. Must have

gotten too close to proving something. Hope it turns out well. seems like more kidnapping of journalists lately by these masked thugs.

3 journalists detained by pro-Russia insurgents as they report in eastern Ukraine

One Belarusian and two Italian journalists were stopped by gunmen as they reported in the city of Slovyansk, which has been occupied by pro-Russia forces for more than a week. Slovyansk is one of many cities in Ukraine's Russian-speaking eastern region where insurgents are demanding greater ties with Russia

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/04/21/gunmen-detain-3-journalists-in-eastern-ukraine


A Ukrainian journalist has been taken captive by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine on account of her alleged involvement in “war crimes”.

Irma Krat, 29, was seized late on Sunday by militants in the city of Slovyansk, according to Oleg Veremienko, a lawyer for the online news site Ms Krat runs.

Russian internet channel Life News posted a video of her being escorted by masked men in combat gear and of an activist saying she was under arrest.

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3. Those fucking POS assholes...and we have "du'ers" who support these bastards

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4. New York Times: American Reporter Held by Ukraine Separatists

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/american-reporter-held-by-ukraine-separatists/?_php=true&_type=blogs&smid=tw-thelede&seid=auto&_r=0

Vice News said in a statement that the Brooklyn-based news organization “is aware of the situation and is in contact with the United States State Department and other appropriate government authorities to secure the safety and security of our friend and colleague.”

Mr. Ostrovsky and his colleagues have produced a series of vivid dispatches for the Vice News YouTube channel in recent weeks on the turmoil in Ukraine, including a report from Slovyansk posted online Sunday about the government’s hapless attempt to retake the town late last week.

Tensions in Slovyansk spiked over the weekend, when a gun battle late Saturday left at least three men dead in murky circumstances. The Kyiv Post reported on Tuesday that a statement from Ukraine’s acting president said that the military would relaunch its operation to quell the separatist movement after the dead bodies of two men, including a local politician, had been discovered near Slovyansk, showing signs of having been “brutally tortured.”

Before his disappearance, Mr. Ostrovsky had reported on Monday via Twitter that Vyachislav Ponomaryov, a pro-Russian activist and the town’s de facto mayor, had berated journalists for “provocative” questions about the town’s former mayor, and a woman pressed reporters to make donations towards the funeral expenses of the separatists killed in the shoot-out.