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May 20, 2014 11:25 pm GMT

Russia Calls for Release of Journalists Held in Ukraine With Familiar Hashtag

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Two Russian journalists were reportedly detained in Ukraine over the weekend, and Russia wants them back — by any means necessary — including "retaliatory measures," and hashtags.

Ukraine forces detained Oleg Sidyakin and Marat Saychenko, journalists from the pro-Russian news portal LifeNews, in eastern Ukraine on Sunday. The Russian government demanded their immediate release on Tuesday, using the Twitter hashtag #SaveOurGuys and hinting it might take more invasive measures as well.

See also: Twitter Blocks Pro-Ukrainian Political Account for Russian Users

The official account of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs tweeted the hashtag on Tuesday morning. It's reminiscent of the grassroots social media campaign to save nearly 300 girls kidnapped by a terrorist group in Nigeria, which resulted in celebrities, politicians and even U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama tweeting pictures of themselves with #BringBackOurGirls. In early May, it had been tweeted nearly a million times. At time of publishing, more than 36,000 people had tweeted the new hashtag #SaveOurGuys, according to . Read more...

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