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Ukraine: IPI condemns lengthy prison sentences targeting journalists in Russian captivity
Russia-Ukraine War
New verdicts issued this week by Russian courts
Europe: Russia, Ukraine
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Russia: IPI condemns journalists’ convictions for links to Navalny
Press Freedom
Court rules they are guilty of “extremism”
Europe: Russia
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Russia: IPI condemns new laws targeting critics, including journalists
Russia-Ukraine War
Laws on “foreign agents”, “fake news” and “discreditation” of the Russian army substantially harshened
Europe: Russia
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Russia: IPI condemns 4-year prison sentence handed to journalist Nika Novak
Russia-Ukraine War
First Russian journalist to be jailed for “cooperating with a foreign organization”
Europe: Russia
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Russia: IPI welcomes release of journalists, condemns hostage-taking tactics
Russia-Ukraine War
American journalists Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich released in mass Russia-U.S. prisoner swap
Europe: Russia

Alerts

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14.11.2025
1 case

Elena Kostiuchenko designated as a “foreign agent”
Russia-Ukraine War
Censorship and regulation: Publication ban, take-down order or forced deletion, fine, administrative action
Europe: Russia
11.11.2025
17 cases

Russia bans entry to 17 Japanese journalists
Russia-Ukraine War
Restrictions on access to information: Travel restrictions / access bans
Europe: Russia
07.11.2025
2 cases

Cherta Media and Alexander Pichugin designated as “foreign agents”
Russia-Ukraine War
Censorship and regulation: Publication ban, take-down order or forced deletion, fine, administrative action
Europe: Russia

Podcasts & Videos

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“Write letters to Evan”: FT correspondent on jailed WSJ reporter
Press Freedom
Moving testimony by Polina Ivanova, one year after the imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich
Europe: Russia

One year on, Russian media survive mass repression
Russia-Ukraine War
Meduza General Director Galina Timchenko speaks to IPI about the immense challenges facing independent Russian journalists
Europe: Russia

MFRR in Focus: How do women journalists report on crisis situations?
Russia-Ukraine War
New episode of ‘MFRR in Focus’ podcast series studies the important work of women journalists during times of political turmoil and war
Europe: Russia, Ukraine

#IPIWoCo2016 Interview with Nina L. Khrushcheva: Window on Russia
Khrushcheva: Putin to stay on in Russia until people decide ‘enough hardship’
Russia

Event

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16.09.2025

Can Russian independent media survive Moscow’s information war?
Press Freedom
Online conversation with co-founders of Meduza
Russia
27.09.2022

A conversation with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov
IPI World Congress
Europe: Russia, Ukraine
08.03.2022

Will Russia’s independent journalism survive the Kremlin’s crackdown? (March 10, 2022)
Russia-Ukraine War
Organized in cooperation with fjum and Presseclub Concordia
Russia, Ukraine
18.05.2021

Can Meduza survive the “Foreign Agent” Status? (May 26)
Conversation with Galina Timchenko, founder and CEO of Meduza
Russia

IPI Global Network

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Member Interview: Gender equality matters for quality journalism. We need to be able to talk about it.
Europe: Russia

Little hope for independent media in St. Petersburg
IPI joins Helsingin Sanomat Foundation in holding panel on press freedom in Russia
Russia