Over the past three years, the Kremlin has intensified its attack on free speech, expanding censorship, blacklisting websites, and persecuting journalists and bloggers. It aims to silence dissent and deprive Russian citizens of any alternative sources of information, but Russian independent media have demonstrated resilience in the face of repression. Forced to flee the country and start anew abroad, they are not just surviving today—they are producing groundbreaking reporting, investigations, and analyses.

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