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Over the past year, Russia has done more than simply refine its already deeply repressive system – it is currently in the middle of building a new model of digital censorship, spending hundreds of millions of dollars on top of its already bloated propaganda budgets to ensure its people are fully isolated from independent and objective voices. One of the Kremlin’s most important targets: Russian independent media in exile.
In Spring 2024, a delegation from the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) conducted a press freedom fact-finding mission to Tbilisi, Georgia as part of a project funded by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Today, ECPMF publishes a report detailing the findings of the mission, which paint a picture of independent media in the midst of an existential crisis.
After the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022 and since the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the legal basis for the Russian state’s digital surveillance of opposition and anti-Kremlin citizens has been expanded. This report presents a chronological list of legal restrictions on internet freedom due to expanded surveillance measures and describes the technical implementation of surveillance.
For decades, Iran’s brutal repression of independent journalism at home has been accompanied by the systematic targeting of journalists reporting on Iran from abroad, in an effort to silence them. This new report from Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows that the level of transnational threat to Iranian journalists is unprecedented and comes at enormous professional and personal cost.
The work of exiled journalists, which is key to upholding democracy and defending human rights, is being impacted through continued efforts by authoritarian governments to silence them even across borders.
Independent Russian media survived the shock of 2022 and continue to reach a wide audience. Now a research report provides new insights into the needs of the exiled media and the sector as a whole.
MFRR partner organizations issue a warning after a press freedom mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. This statement highlights a concerning decline in media freedom fueled by new restrictive and more.
This report explores the conditions for Sudanese media practitioners, offering insights and narratives to guide stakeholders toward tangible improvements. A survey, data, and detailed findings.
Many Russian journalists in exile face persecution, media bans, and the ‘foreign agent’ stigma. Recent poisonings, including that of prominent journalist Elena Kostjutschenko, raise safety concerns.
This film documents Dmitry Muratov and Nowaja Gazeta team’s fearless pursuit of truth. Facing challenges in Russia, Muratov continues the fight, launching Nowaja Gazeta Europa in exile.
Independent Russian media has all but disappeared. Adjusting to their new surroundings, the exiled reporters and newsrooms are navigating an uncertain future.
DW Akademie project ‘Space for Freedom’: Exiled journalists share their experiences and emphasize the importance of integrating Russian journalists into the European media environment.
In Venezuela, government pressure is shuttering traditional news outlets, but independent sites endure despite hurdles and blockages. Over the last two decades, 60+ newspapers halted circulation.
Anastasia Gorokhova and Erik Albrecht explore the experiences of those who seek refuge in exile in a documentary, shedding light on their perspectives and the factors leading to their departure.
Russian journalists, amid challenges, seek refuge in Germany. In a radio discussion, JX Fund CEO Penelope Winterhager explores their current situation, detailed in a recent study.
This podcast explores how journalists who fled Russia continue their work abroad with professionalism and creativity, nearly eleven months into the war, with insights from three guests.
Freedom of the press is threatened almost everywhere by illiberal tendencies. But according to the article, there is also a glimmer of hope in the midst of the greatest crisis.
RSF launches the JX Fund to provide assistance to exiled journalists. The initiative highlights the necessity to extend aid beyond the Ukrainian conflict to support those escaping repression globally.