Government accused of jailing environmentalists in a bid to ‘muzzle criticism’.
The reporter was arrested in March last year on a reporting trip in Russia’s Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.
Haaretz staffer says he was told by a senior official that he would ‘suffer the consequences’ if he publishes the story.
South Korean performer has won praise at home for boosting Buddhism, but Southeast Asia has been less welcoming.