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Moscow's Mayor Sues The New York Times and Wins

This Friday, Moscow District Court issued a judgement against The New York Times for defamation of the Moscow Mayor. Kommersant, a Russian business daily newspaper, reports that Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov filed a lawsuit against the Times and its reporter Clifford Levy for statements which "are false and give the mayor the negative image."

The article in question, entitled "Moscow’s Mayor Exports Russia’s New Nationalism," was published on October 25.

In his lawsuit, the mayor requested The New York Times to issue an apology and corrections. Apparently, the mayor is NOT trying to undermine various pro-Western governments which took power in popular "color" revolutions. Neither the mayor is trying to stir social unrest in the countries neighboring Russia.

The Court has ruled in favor of Mayor Luzhkov. According to Kommerstant, Mayor Luzhkov did not demand any monetary compensation from the Times.

Stay tuned for developments on this story.

Source: Luzhkov Wins Case against New York Times [Kommersant - in Russian]


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