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The Story of a Russian Journalist Who Fled to Turkey

  • Free Turkey Journalists (IPI)
  • Vladimir Sokolov

Vladimir Sokolov, an independent Russian journalist, shares his personal story revolving around his choice to leave Russia and seek exile in Turkey in the aftermath of the Ukraine invasion.

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Press Freedom: Befriending Power or Getting Out

  • Tagesschau
  • Annette Kammerer

Reporters Without Borders reveals dire press freedom in Russia. But exiled journalists face new problems: Anna, a former TV presenter, faces censorship challenges in a deteriorating media landscape.

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Journalism in Exile: Lessons from Germany 2022

  • Sueddeutsche Zeitung
  • Katja Gloger, Georg Mascolo

Many refugee journalists from Russia and Belarus, chroniclers of current events, would like to work from Berlin. But Germany makes it difficult for them, according to the authors.

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Russia’s New Expats: Interview with Roman Dobrokhotov

  • Wilson Center
  • Jill Dougherty, Roman Dobrokhotov

The founder of The Insider discusses the war on journalism in Russia: the importance of investigative journalism, the increased demand for war-related information, and journalists in the digital age.

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In Nicaragua, There Are No More Newspapers

  • Coda Story
  • Isabel Bonnet

Journalists are either in jail or in exile, as Daniel Ortega sets about destroying the country’s independent media. And the rest of Central America is following in line. “La dictadura no puede ocultar la verdad,” read the last words of a defiant frontpage headline last year in La Prensa, the near century-old Nicaraguan daily, one of Central America’s most venerable newspapers. The dictatorship can’t hide the truth!

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Uyghur Journalist Reporting from Exile

  • Reuters Institute
  • Raksha Kumar

Shohret Hoshur is an Uyghur-American journalist, who works for Radio Free Asia from exile. In an interview with Reuters Institute he explains why he envies Ukrainians and how he keeps reporting on his community from afar.

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