A well-known journalist for Russia’s top independent radio station was stabbed in the throat Monday by an unidentified attacker who burst into her studio — the latest in a string of attacks on journalists and opposition activists in Moscow. The assailant broke into the Ekho Moskvy offices and stabbed deputy editor Tatyana Felgenhauer, editor-in-chief Alexei Venediktov said. Another popular Ekho Moskvy host, Yulia Latynina, fled Russia in September following a suspected arson attack on her car. It released a brief video, in which the attacker told investigators that he had a “telepathic contact” with Felgenhauer since 2012 and claiming the journalist was “haunting” him. State-owned Russian media have long targeted Ekho Moskvy for its critical reporting.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2017 10:38 UTC