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CPJ Shares Three Takeaways on Work With Exiled Journalists

  • Committee to Protect Journalists
  • Lucy Westcott

Throughout 2022, CPJ provided help 206 times, an increase of 227% over the three-year period. On the occasion of World Refugee Day 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists shares three lessons learned from CPJ’s work with journalists in exile.

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The Russian Media Landscape: Propaganda and Exile

  • Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung
  • Tamina Kutscher

A comprehensive overview of the Russian media landscape and how it has changed since the start of the Russian war of aggression on the whole of Ukraine – in ten questions and answers.

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Why It’s Never Been Harder to Be a Journalist

  • The Guardian
  • Taisia Bekbulatova, Abhinandan Sekhri, Murat Bayram, Gabriel Arana, Dan Hayes, Analy Nuño and Sasha Pushkina

Blocked, censored, jailed or laid off: Nine journalists from Russia, India, China, Turkey, Ethiopia, Mexico, Belarus, the US, and the UK tell their stories on World Press Freedom Day.

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Hybrid Media: Challenges in Authoritarian Countries

  • International Journalists’ Network
  • Devin Windelspecht

Authoritarianism forces journalists into exile; hybrid media, led by exiled and local reporters, faces challenges like safety risks, funding, and reaching audiences back home.

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Decoding War and Propaganda: The Russian YouTube

  • Dekoder
  • Magdalena Kaltseis

Despite state censorship, YouTube remains a vital space for diverse voices, acting as an alternative information source. The platform’s popularity poses challenges for potential state restrictions.

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Paranoia and Poison: The Kremlin Panics Over Exiles

  • Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
  • Andrei Soldatov, Irina Borogan

Putin’s Russia: An espionocracy, shaped by spy tactics, addresses challenges like the growing exile community. Insights into Europe’s Edge by Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan.

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Emigre Activists and Media Forced to Innovate

  • The Moscow Times
  • Francesca Visser

Russian media outlets, NGOs, and activists in exile are innovating to maintain connections with audiences. Despite challenges, these initiatives adapt lessons from the pandemic to stay relevant.

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At least 15 exiled journalists on list of wanted terrorists in Turkey

  • Committee to Protect Journalists

In December 2022 exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar revealed that he had been added to the so-called terrorist “gray list”, a database published by the Turkish Interior Ministry, that identifies alleged terrorists and offers rewards for their capture. CPJ has identified at least 14 other members of the press included on the Interior Ministry’s gray list.

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Russia: New Restrictions for ‘Foreign Agents’

  • Human Rights Watch

Russian law hampers free expression, targets civic activism, and excludes individuals or entities engaging in civic activism or expressing opinions about Russia’s policies from various civic aspects.

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