# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1986-ussr-daniloff-moscow-arrest)
- Source: CPJ Background Paper Describes Legal Issues in Saberi Case. https://cpj.org/2009/05/cpj-background-paper-describes-legal-issues-in-sab/
- 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

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