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Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Russian journalist arrested for years-old social media posts amid intensifying crackdown

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A Russian journalist who has worked for both state-funded and independent media was detained Monday and faces charges of justifying terrorism through posts on the Telegram messaging app, her lawyer said. The detention of Nadezhda Kevorkova comes amid an intensifying crackdown on journalists, opposition figures and critics of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Two Russian journalists were arrested …

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‘Record falsification’: Kremlin critics decry vote won by Russia’s Putin
9 months ago

‘Record falsification’: Kremlin critics decry vote won by Russia’s Putin

Al Jazeera  

Although Putin’s popularity among most Russians is not in doubt, observers and analysts say the recent election was far from free and fair. In his absence, election officials faked his “vote” for Russian President Vladimir Putin, Mykola alleged, echoing reports of widespread vote rigging documented by rare and heavily persecuted independent monitors in the Russia-occupied parts of four Ukrainian regions …

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Alexei Navalny’s body found with ’bruises’ on head, chest, says report
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny’s body found with ’bruises’ on head, chest, says report

Live Mint  

Days after his death, the body of Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was finally located on Monday. According to the Russian media, bruises were found on the head and chest of Alexei Navalny's body, intensifying the foul play rumors in the death of the most prominent critic of Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta Europe quoted experienced paramedics …

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Alexei Navalny's body found in Russia with ‘signs of bruises’ on head, chest: Report
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny's body found in Russia with ‘signs of bruises’ on head, chest: Report

Hindustan Times  

Prominent Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny's body was found in a hospital morgue in the Arctic two days after his death, with “signs of bruises” on his body, reported a Russian newspaper quoting an anonymous paramedic. Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny's body was found in a morgue in the Arctic. The paramedic said that as …

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Alexei Navalny's body found with bruises on head, chest: Report
10 months ago

Alexei Navalny's body found with bruises on head, chest: Report

India Today  

The body of Alexei Navalny, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin who died in a Russian prison, was reported to have bruising on his head and chest, according to a Russian newspaper citing a paramedic professional. The unnamed source, identified as an experienced paramedic, said Navalny’s head and chest were bruised when his body arrived at the mortuary, …

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Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and returns to solitary confinement
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza is moved to another prison and returns to solitary confinement

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Lawyers for Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., who is serving a 25-year sentence for treason, revealed Tuesday he has been transferred to another prison in Siberia and placed in solitary confinement again over an alleged minor infraction. The unrelenting pressure on Russian dissidents at home and abroad has intensified significantly since President Vladimir Putin sent troops …

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Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia has successfully tested an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while also warning that the country’s parliament could revoke its ratification of a treaty banning nuclear tests. Putin’s statement comes amid widespread concerns that Russia could move to resume nuclear tests to try to discourage the West from continuing to offer military support to …

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Russia declares Nobel Peace Prize-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia declares Nobel Peace Prize-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent

Firstpost  

Muratov was chief editor of Novaya Gazeta, which was widely respected abroad for its investigative reporting and was frequently critical of the Kremlin. Novaya Gazeta has suspended publication till the war in Ukraine ends Russian authorities on Friday declared well known newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s …

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Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia declares Nobel-winning editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Friday declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s moves to suppress critics and independent reporting. Russian law allows for individuals and organizations receiving funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents, a pejorative term that potentially undermines their credibility with the Russian …

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Elena Kostyuchenko: Germany investigating suspected poisoning of exiled Russian journalist
1 year, 3 months ago

Elena Kostyuchenko: Germany investigating suspected poisoning of exiled Russian journalist

The Independent  

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Putin held secret talks with Wagner warlord Prigozhin who staged coup against his regime: Reports
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin held secret talks with Wagner warlord Prigozhin who staged coup against his regime: Reports

India TV News  

Russia-Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin has held secret talks at the Kremlin with the Wagner warlord who staged an armed mutiny against his regime, according to Western intelligence sources, a media report said. The unannounced session took place on July 1, a week after the revolt by Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenary army, according to French publication Liberation, …

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Russian journalist sustained a brain injury and fractures during a brutal beating in Chechnya
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian journalist sustained a brain injury and fractures during a brutal beating in Chechnya

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A prominent Russian investigative reporter …

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Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia's Chechnya province
1 year, 5 months ago

Masked assailants attack journalist and lawyer in Russia's Chechnya province

The Independent  

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Russia outlaws critical news outlet as ‘undesirable’ in continued crackdown on dissent
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia outlaws critical news outlet as ‘undesirable’ in continued crackdown on dissent

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russian authorities on Wednesday declared a news outlet critical of the Kremlin an “undesirable” organization, effectively banning it from operating in Russia as part of a continued crackdown on dissent. Novaya Gazeta Europe was founded by former journalists of the prominent independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta that was stripped of its media license last year. Prosecutor General’s …

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Ukraine responds to Wagner mutiny in Russia with caution, hope
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine responds to Wagner mutiny in Russia with caution, hope

Al Jazeera  

While the leadership in Kyiv is weighing how best to seize the moment, average Ukrainians are far less optimistic. Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military expert has said that Kyiv has to make a “strategic, principal decision” on how to benefit from the unfolding turmoil in Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, “Russia’s weakness is obvious” and that the longer …

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Russia blocks access to The Bell in latest crackdown on country’s media houses
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia blocks access to The Bell in latest crackdown on country’s media houses

Firstpost  

Russia has blocked dozens of news sites since it invaded Ukraine last year, often accusing them of publishing “fake” news about what it calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine. Moscow: Russia on Sunday blocked access to The Bell, a news outlet founded by one of Russia’s top journalists, the latest website to be taken offline as Moscow cracks down …

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Russia’s mobilisation sparks ‘backlash’ over its war in Ukraine
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s mobilisation sparks ‘backlash’ over its war in Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Meanwhile, ‘sham’ annexation votes were held in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine in the 31st week of the war. Ukraine’s Centre for Countering Misinformation, a branch of the country’s National Security and Defense Council, said Russia was expending disproportionate mobilisation efforts in the non-Slavic republic of Buryatia, in Russia’s far east. “Germany seems to consider a simplified asylum procedure for Russian …

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Russian court revokes print permit of independent paper Novaya Gazeta co-founded by Mikhail Gorbachev
2 years, 3 months ago

Russian court revokes print permit of independent paper Novaya Gazeta co-founded by Mikhail Gorbachev

Firstpost  

The Russian media regulator is Moscow: A Russian court on Monday stripped investigative newspaper Novaya Gazeta, whose chief editor last year was co-awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, of its print license, in the latest blow to the country’s independent media. “The Basmanny court of Moscow invalidated the registration certificate of the print version of Novaya Gazeta,” the outlet, which suspended …

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Russia revokes media license of top independent newspaper
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia revokes media license of top independent newspaper

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A court in Moscow on Monday upheld a motion from Russian authorities to revoke the license of a top independent newspaper that for years has been critical of the Kremlin, the latest move in a months-long crackdown on independent media, opposition activists and human rights groups. The ruling against Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s most renowned independent newspaper, comes amid …

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Russian journalist charged with spreading false information after staging an anti-war protest
2 years, 4 months ago

Russian journalist charged with spreading false information after staging an anti-war protest

ABC  

Russian authorities have detained and charged a former state TV journalist who quit after making an on-air protest against Moscow's war in Ukraine. Key points: Marina Ovsyannikova was charged with spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces The former state TV journalist's home was raided on Wednesday and she was taken for questioning If convicted, she could face up to …

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Russian journalist detained, charged over war criticism
2 years, 4 months ago

Russian journalist detained, charged over war criticism

Associated Press  

Russian authorities detained a former state TV journalist who quit after staging an on-air protest against Moscow’s war in Ukraine and charged her Wednesday with spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces, according to her lawyer. How many more children should die for you to stop?” If tried and convicted, Ovsyannikova faces up to 10 years in prison under a …

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Russian Journalist Muratov Auctions Nobel Prize For $103.5Mn To Help Children In Ukraine
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian Journalist Muratov Auctions Nobel Prize For $103.5Mn To Help Children In Ukraine

News 18  

Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, on Monday auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize gold medal for a whopping $103.5 million to benefit children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Muratov won the prize in 2021 alongside journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines, with the committee honoring them “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of …

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Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize at record $103.5 million to help Ukrainian kids
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize at record $103.5 million to help Ukrainian kids

India Today  

Dmitry Muratov, the co-winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize and the editor of one of Russia's last major independent newspapers, auctioned off his Nobel medal for a record $103.5 million to aid children displaced by the war in Ukraine. Russia's mainstream media and state-controlled organisations follow closely the language used by the Kremlin to describe the conflict with Ukraine, …

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Russian Nobel medal sale raises $103.5m for Ukraine children
2 years, 6 months ago

Russian Nobel medal sale raises $103.5m for Ukraine children

Al Jazeera  

Journalist Dmitry Muratov, who won prize in 2021, will give the money to the UNICEF humanitarian response for the war in Ukraine. Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for a record $103.5m to help Ukrainian children displaced by the war. Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov has auctioned off …

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