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Articles with tag "Journalists"

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.

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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Feature

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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Jailed Journalist Ponomarenko Receives New Sentence for Alleged Assault on Prison Guards

Maria Ponomarenko was first convicted in 2023 for publishing reports on Russia’s bombing of a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine.
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Russian State TV Journalist Killed by Mine Near Ukrainian Border

Channel One said its war correspondent, Anna Prokofieva, was killed when a mine detonated in the Belgorod region.
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News Analysis

Russia Aims to Tighten Grip Over Abkhazia With ‘Foreign Agent’ Designations

Russia has named two journalists from Abkhazia, the Georgian breakaway region rocked by protests against an investment deal with Moscow, as "foreign agents...
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Russia’s Izvestia Newspaper Says Its War Correspondent Killed in Ukraine

A war correspondent for Russia's main pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia was killed in Ukraine on Monday, the outlet announced. Moscow's invasion of Ukraine...
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Journalist Ponomarenko’s Last Word in Court: ‘I've Never Seen as Much Violence as I Have in Jail’

Maria Ponomarenko, who was imprisoned for posts about the Russian bombing of a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, accused the penitentiary system of abuse and...
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FSB Arrests Anti-War Yakutian Journalist on Terrorism Charges – Reports

Sasha Alexandrova left Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine but returned to the republic of Sakha last year.
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For Russia’s Regional Journalism, RFE/RL’s Closure a ‘Catastrophe’

Though imperfect, the outlet has been a rare source of independent news for residents of Russia’s regions and Indigenous communities.
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