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Authorities in Russia are expanding their surveillance to monitor not just journalists but also the audiences of independent media. This growing crackdown intimidates citizens who access alternative news and complicates efforts by exiled outlets to reach people inside the country, highlighting new risks for both readers and reporters.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns of Russia’s growing use of in absentia convictions against exiled Russian journalists and foreign media professionals. This repressive legal tactic is used to intimidate journalists, block their return to Russia and pressure their relatives, and has become commonplace since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Defending trustworthy news means knowing how to counter the propaganda tactics that oppose reliable reporting to further ideological goals. To this end, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has published a new report compiling all the content from The Propaganda Monitor, a website dedicated to exposing the way propaganda and disinformation operate so they can be tackled.
A new Russian law – which came into effect in September – punishes online searches for what the government labels ‘extremist content’. But while the Kremlin has published a list of more than 5,000 banned websites, there’s still little clarity surrounding the law’s implementation and what makes the designated content ‘extremist’.
When Russia imposed harsh laws on reporters covering its invasion of Ukraine, dozens fled. But physical distance doesn’t always keep exiled journalists safe. The American journalist Liam Scott met some of them in Berlin. Watch his full video report on security for Russian journalists in exile here.
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.
Independent Russian media has all but disappeared. Adjusting to their new surroundings, the exiled reporters and newsrooms are navigating an uncertain future.
The article delves into the story of exiled Kostyuchenko, facing a suspected poisoning in Berlin, with The Insider revealing similar incidents, highlighting risks for exiled journalists beyond Russia.
Elena Kostyuchenko, Natalia Arno, and Irina Babloyan, journalists critical of the Kremlin, experienced unexplained poisonings during their travels in Europe. What are the reasons behind these cases?
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.
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.