Case against Russian journalist dropped

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Authorities in Russia say the case against investigative journalist Ivan Golunov is being terminated. Golunov’s detention last week on charges of drug dealing provoked an outcry, with many Rusians believing he’d been framed because of his investigations into corruption. Host Carol Hills gets the latest from Olga Ivshina of the BBC’s Russian-language service. 

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