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Articles with tag "Journalists"

Yekaterinburg Editor Accused of Bribing Former Police Officer

Denis Allayarov, an editor at the pro-Kremlin news agency Ura.ru, was accused of bribing his uncle, a former senior police officer allegedly dismissed...

Ryazan News Editor Accused of Extortion Released on House Arrest

Alexei Frolov, who headed the Ryazan bureau of Novaya Gazeta until his arrest in January, was detained alongside two other local journalists.
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Journalism Against the Odds

We spoke with journalists who have gone underground, use pseudonyms and exercise self-censorship so as to be able to keep working.
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Russia Presses Criminal Charges Against Meduza Founder Timchenko

Investigators accused her of stirring public protest sentiment and involving people in the activities of an “undesirable” organization.
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opinion Angelina Trefilova

Press Freedom in Russia Is at an All-Time Low. So Is Its Journalism Education.

Press freedom is often framed as a struggle between journalists and the state. But the problem also lies with dishonest journalism professors.
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Film Critic Yekaterina Barabash Appears in France After Escape From Russia

Barabash, who faces up to 10 years in prison for spreading “false information” about the army, said she plans to request political asylum.
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Interior Ministry Issues Arrest Warrant for TV Rain Chief Editor Tikhon Dzyadko

Russian law enforcement authorities designated the Amsterdam-based broadcaster as an “undesirable” organization in 2023.
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Ukrainian Reporter Was Tortured in Russian Prison Before Her Death, Investigation Finds

Authorities in Ukraine say Viktoriia Roshchyna’s body was returned without a brain, eyes or larynx, organs that could reveal the cause of death.
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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for TV Rain Journalist Yulia Taratuta

Russia’s Justice Ministry labeled Taratuta, a presenter with the exiled broadcaster TV Rain, a “foreign agent” in December 2022.
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Moscow Returns Body of Ukrainian Reporter Who Died in Russian Detention

Victoria Roshchyna disappeared in August 2023 while reporting in occupied eastern Ukraine and was later reported to have died under unclear circumstances...
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Russian Court Jails Exiled Journalist Kirill Martynov 6 Years in Absentia

Martynov is the co-founder of Novaya Gazeta Europe and the Free University, both of which are designated as “undesirable” organizations in Russia.
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Jailed Reporter Ponomarenko Launches Second Hunger Strike Over Prison Conditions

Maria Ponomarenko started the hunger strike on Sunday after prison authorities refused to install a privacy screen for the toilet in her isolation cell...
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‘I Am Being Tried For My Professional Activity’: The Last Words of Journalists Jailed for Alleged Navalny Ties

MT republishes the court statements of video journalists Konstantin Gabov and Sergei Karelin, who were jailed for 5.5 years on "extremism" charges.
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Russia Sentences Journalists to 5.5 Years in Navalny 'Extremism' Case

Antonina Favorskaya, Artyom Kriger, Konstantin Gabov and Sergei Karelin were convicted after a closed trial.
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Prosecutors Request Nearly 6-Year Jail Sentences for Journalists Accused of Navalny-Linked ‘Extremism’

The journalists are accused of “collecting material, preparing and editing videos” for Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation and YouTube channel.
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Radio Free Europe Says U.S. Shut Its Russian Broadcast

The decision affects the 24-hour Russian-language Current Time channel's broadcasts to Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, eastern Europe and other regions...
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Russia Sentences Exiled Journalists Anin, Fomina to 8.5 Years Over Bucha Reporting

Their lawyer, Yulia Kuznetsova, called the convictions “illegal and absurd” and vowed to appeal.
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Soviet Dissident Pavel Litvinov on Freedom of Speech Then and Now: ‘Nothing Is More Important’

The former dissident discusses freedom of speech in modern Russia, the U.S.S.R. and the U.S., including Trump’s dismantling of Voice of America.
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Yekaterinburg Journalist ‘Fled’ From Police Before Court Hearing – Kommersant

Vechernye Vedemosti chief editor Vkadislav Postnikov had been serving consecutive 14-day detention sentences since Feb. 28.
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Alla Gutnikova: ‘Dictatorships End, Walls Fall and Prisons Burn’

The ex-DOXA editor discusses resistance, repression and her difficult journey to freedom.
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