Claim

Claim 796

The Committee to Protect Journalists later described Daniloff's prosecution as one of several meritless espionage cases against journalists.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The Committee to Protect Journalists later described Daniloff's prosecution as one of several meritless espionage cases against journalists.
Field: stated_justification
Value: CPJ calls the case meritless
About: incident 1986-ussr-daniloff-moscow-arrest
Source: CPJ Background Paper Describes Legal Issues in Saberi Case
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2009-05-09

Quotation from the source

Nicholas Daniloff in the former Soviet Union are other examples of meritless espionage cases brought against journalists