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Russia Aims to Tighten Grip Over Abkhazia With ‘Foreign Agent’ Designations

Russia has named two journalists from Abkhazia, the Georgian breakaway region rocked by protests against an investment deal with Moscow, as "foreign agents...

Russia’s Izvestia Newspaper Says Its War Correspondent Killed in Ukraine

A war correspondent for Russia's main pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia was killed in Ukraine on Monday, the outlet announced. Moscow's invasion of Ukraine...
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Journalist Ponomarenko’s Last Word in Court: ‘I've Never Seen as Much Violence as I Have in Jail’

Maria Ponomarenko, who was imprisoned for posts about the Russian bombing of a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, accused the penitentiary system of abuse and...
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FSB Arrests Anti-War Yakutian Journalist on Terrorism Charges – Reports

Sasha Alexandrova left Russia after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine but returned to the republic of Sakha last year.
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For Russia’s Regional Journalism, RFE/RL’s Closure a ‘Catastrophe’

Though imperfect, the outlet has been a rare source of independent news for residents of Russia’s regions and Indigenous communities.
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‘Today We Celebrate’: Kremlin and Russian Propaganda Rejoice as Trump Guts RFE/RL, VOA

"A dog’s death for a dog,” one former Kremlin official told The Moscow Times.
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Trump Cuts To U.S.-Funded Media Put Reporters at Risk – RSF

RSF's head said the decision "betrays" the nine USAGM journalists jailed in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Myanmar, Russia and Vietnam.
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Russia Frees Journalist Convicted of 'Justifying Terrorism'

The move to free Nadezhda Kevorkova, a respected journalist specializing in the Middle East, marks a rare lenient ruling in Russia's justice system.
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RIA Novosti Closes Athens Bureau After Greece Allegedly Denies Press Accreditation

According to the news agency, Greece’s Foreign Ministry declined to renew bureau chief Gennady Melnik’s 2025 accreditation without explanation.
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Chief Editor of Yekaterinburg News Outlet Arrested Over ’Nazi Symbols’

Vecherniye Vedomosti said the arrest of its head editor could be “revenge” or an attempt to prevent him from speaking at an event today.
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Russia Jails DOXA Co-Founder Aramyan Over 10 Years in Absentia

Armen Aramyan was found guilty of justifying terrorism and spreading “deliberately false information” about the Russian military.
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Russian Film Critic Placed Under House Arrest Over ‘War Fakes’

Yekaterina Barabash returned to Russia on Sunday after attending the Berlinale film festival and was interrogated at the border.
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Canada Sanctions Russian TV Journalist Vladimir Pozner

Pozner said he was “absolutely” caught off guard by the news of Canadian sanctions and did not know why he was targeted.
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Russian Prosecutors Seek New Sentence for Imprisoned Journalist Ponomarenko

State prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for Siberian journalist and activist Maria Ponomarenko on charges of assaulting prison guards...
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Russian Police Suspend Investigation Into Attack on Journalist in Chechnya

Yelena Milashina was held at gunpoint and severely beaten by masked men in July 2023 after arriving in Chechnya to attend a court hearing.
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American Among 3 Detainees Freed by Belarus, White House Says

U.S. officials said Wednesday they had secured the release of three "hostages" who had been detained in Belarus, including an American citizen, in a diplomatic...
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Russia Seeks Extradition of Exiled Journalist From Czech Republic

Farida Kurbangaleeva said that she believes the extradition request is linked to criminal charges pressed against her last summer.
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Le Monde Criticizes ‘Disguised Expulsion’ of Reporter From Russia

The French newspaper said Russian authorities revoked the press accreditation of its Moscow correspondent Benjamin Quenelle.
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News Editors Arrested in Ryazan Extortion Case

The journalists were accused of extorting a business executive in exchange for suppressing critical coverage.
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Pro-Kremlin Italian Journalist Granted Russian Citizenship

Journalist Andrea Lucidi said he wanted to live in Russia because he views it as a “second home.”
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