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media scrutiny

Russian Investigative News Site The Insider Added to ‘Foreign Agents’ List

The outlet is known for its work with Bellingcat on investigations into the poisonings of Alexei Navalny and former spy Sergei Skripal.
'assembly line' of espionage

No Plea Bargain in Treason Case, Russian Ex-Journalist Safronov Says in Since-Deleted Column

“I’ve made my choice: No deals whatsoever,” Ivan Safronov wrote of the treason investigation he says is unfounded.
order to disband

Russia’s First ‘Undesirable’ News Outlet Promises New Bombshell Investigation, Defying Ban

“Proekt, to put it mildly, is not going anywhere,” editor-in-chief Roman Badanin wrote.
press freedom

Russia Bans Independent Investigative Outlet Proekt with ‘Undesirable’ Label

Proekt has been behind several high-profile investigations into hidden wealth and corruption among Russia’s elites. 
press under pressure

Belarus Raids Independent News Sites in Media Crackdown

President Lukashenko's regime continues to clamp down on media not under state control in the wake of last year's opposition protests.
press in exile

Khodorkovsky Says Ready to Relocate His Russia-Based Journalists Facing ‘Next Purge’

He made the announcement after Russia added four of his civil society and educational groups to its list of “undesirable” organizations.
unsavory stories

Russian Journalists Investigating Top Cop’s Wealth Raided, Detained

The raids may stem from a criminal libel investigation over Proekt's 2017 report linking Putin to a businessman suspected of mafia connections.
'ideologically charged'

Belarus Denies Russian State Media Accreditation Over ‘Bias’ – FM

Belarus' foreign minister accused TASS of allowing headlines “that surpass even [U.S.-funded RFE/RL] in their emotional coloring.”
kicked out

Kremlin Bars Independent Broadcaster From Pool Over Navalny Protest Coverage

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Dozhd “supported illegal actions” by covering the protests.
risky topic

Siberian Journalist Beaten While Investigating U.S.-Sanctioned Chechen Fight Club

“Write less reports about decent people,” the journalist recounted one of his assailants as telling him.
bitter dispute

Azerbaijan Organizers Ban Russian Journalist from Euro 2020

Nobel Arustamyan, who has Armenian ancestry, was banned over his visits to the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
no path forward

Independent Russian News Site VTimes Shuts Down Following ‘Foreign Agent’ Labeling

VTimes was formed by ex-Vedomosti editors and journalists who left after clashing with a chief editor they accused of pro-Kremlin censorship.
opinion VTimes

Why We're Closing VTimes, One of Russia's Last Independent News Outlets

The "foreign agent” label assigned to the website administrator of vtimes.io has destroyed our business model and we see no viable way to continue.
Dissident Journalist

Roman Protasevich: From Teen Activist to Belarus Bugbear

The dissident journalist has been an anti-Lukashenko activist since his teens, now he has been designated a terrorist.
revolving door

Chief Editor Leaves Russia's Vedomosti Year After Censorship Row

Andrei Shmarov's appointment by Vedomosti's new owners had sparked a mass exodus of senior editors and journalists. 
journalists targeted

Belarus Raids Main Independent News Site

The raids come amid a widening crackdown in Belarus after the country's historic opposition movement last year.
lengthy sentence

Siberian Muckraker Who Investigated Oil Theft Jailed for Blackmail, Pornography

Eduard Shmonin links his charges to his investigation alleging industrial-scale oil theft with FSB and police involvement.
dropping in

Moscow Bailiffs Visit RFE/RL Newsroom Over ‘Foreign Agent’ Fines

The bailiffs took inventory of the newsroom's equipment and informed them of proceedings to collect 5 million rubles ($67,000) in fines.
new pressure

Russia Declares Independent VTimes News Site a ‘Foreign Agent’

The designation puts VTimes' future in jeopardy as it risks cratering its advertising budget and steep fines for violations.
world press freedom day

Journalists Worldwide Urge Russia to Stop Persecuting Independent Media

Nearly 250 journalists from 63 countries decried the "unprecedented pressure" against independent media like DOXA, Meduza and iStories.
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