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Russian Journalist Held For Attempting To Seize Power MOSCOW (AP)--The editor of an independent newspaper in Russia's Volga River republic of Bashkortostan has been detained on charges of calling for a government overthrow, his wife said Tuesday, calling his arrest a state-sponsored effort to silence an opposition leader. Viktor Shmakov, chief editor of Provintsialniye Vesti (Provincial News) and a leader of a local opposition group, was detained Wednesday after his paper published an article detailing alleged human rights abuses under Bashkortostan's long-ruling strongman Murtaza Rakhimov, the editor's wife Lyudmila Shmakova told The Associated Press. The article, obtained by the AP, also listed practical recommendations for "revolutionaries" participating in anti-government rallies - such as to take a bottle of water, not to drink alcohol, and to get to know the people on the left and right. A criminal case has been opened in connection with the publication and Shmakov, 63, is being accused of using mass media to incite a forceful seizure of power, his wife said. She said that a regional court had sanctioned Shmakov's arrest, and prosecutors had 10 days to charge or release him. Shmakova said an hours-long search at their house and the detention of her husband were meant to prevent him from taking part in an opposition rally on April 25 that Rakhimov's critics had hoped would mobilize public support and put enough pressure on the regional leader to resign. "The accusations against him are all made up," Shmakova told the AP. "It's like back in the Soviet times." Oleg Panfilov, the head of a media freedom watchdog, the Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations, condemned the arrest. "Here (Bashkortostan) authorities are pursuing two goals: closing down a newspaper that had long irritated them and getting rid of a political opponent," Panfilov said. Rakhimov has been the authoritarian ruler of mostly Muslim Bashkortostan since 1993. He was re-elected in a 2003 vote opposition activists said was marred by fraud. (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 02, 2006 12:58 ET (16:58 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.- - 12 58 PM EDT 05-02-06