Russia

January 15, 2025

Russia Enacts Harsh New Laws Targeting Critics and Journalists, Drawing International Condemnation

January 15, 2025 – Russia –  The International Press Institute (IPI) has strongly condemned a new set of laws passed in Russia that significantly tighten state […]
January 4, 2025

Russian Izvestia Reporter Killed in Eastern Ukraine Drone Strike

January 4, 2024 – Russia/Ukraine – Russian news outlet Izvestia confirmed that its freelance correspondent, Alexander Martemyanov, was killed when a Ukrainian drone struck a civilian […]
December 23, 2024

Retired Russian Police Colonel Confesses to 2004 Murder of Investigative Journalist Maxim Maksimov

December 23, 2024 – Russia – Retired police colonel Mikhail Smirnov, once deputy head of the anti-corruption department in St. Petersburg’s law enforcement, admitted to murdering […]
December 18, 2024

Medvedev’s Threat Against UK Journalists Sparks Diplomatic Outrage

December 18, 2024 – Russia – Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, now serving as deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, triggered international condemnation after threatening senior […]
December 13, 2024

Russian Court Extends Detention of Veteran Journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova

December 13, 2024 – Russia – Nadezhda Kevorkova, a prominent 66-year-old journalist renowned for covering conflict zones in the Middle East, North Caucasus, and beyond, has […]
December 13, 2024

Investigation Sparks Threats: Grzegorz Rzeczkowski’s Stand Against Russian Influence

13 December 2024 – Poland/Russia –  Grzegorz Rzeczkowski, a respected investigative journalist in Poland, has become the target of threats due to his reporting on suspected […]
November 29, 2024

The Fate of Viktoriia Roshchyna: Russia’s Torture and Killing of a Ukrainian Journalist

November 29, 2024 – Russia/Ukraine – Ukrainska Pravda freelance writer Viktoriia Roshchyna, aged 27, disappeared on August 3, 2023, while reporting in occupied Zaporizhzhia for stories on […]