Euro: German journalist persona non grata in Russia finally accredited

A journalist from German public television ARD, to whom Russia had refused accreditation for the Euro, will finally be allowed to travel to St. Petersburg to cover matches, the channel announced on Sunday.

Author of critical reports on Russia, Robert Kempe had seen his accreditation for the matches of Saint Petersburg canceled at the request of the Russian authorities, a decision condemned Friday by his channel and by the association of German journalists.

Following these protests, the Russian authorities reversed their decision, according to the ARD website.

“This example shows how important it is to make these kinds of incidents public,” said editor-in-chief Ellen Ehni, “as the media we need to be vigilant and make it clear when our journalists cannot work freely. ".