Many business owners and intellectuals fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, but others stayed behind, struggling to redefine their lives. Their diverging choices do not add up to a broad challenge to Vladimir Putin’s war.
Tag: Freedom of the Press
Russian Journalist’s Nobel Medal Sells for $103.5 Million
Dmitri A. Muratov, the editor of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, will donate proceeds to UNICEF to help Ukrainian child refugees.
Extradition Order for Julian Assange Approved by Britain
Priti Patel, Britain’s home secretary, approved the order. But Mr. Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who faces charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act, will appeal.
Haze Fan of Bloomberg News Released From Chinese Detention
Haze Fan was taken into custody in 2020 and has not been heard from since. Chinese officials announced last month that she had been freed in January, but many questions remain.
Zimbabwe Court Convicts Reporter for The New York Times
The reporter, Jeffrey Moyo, is unlikely to spend time in prison, but analysts said the case was part of a wider assault on press freedoms in the country.
Thousands Swept Up as Kremlin Clamps Down on War Criticism
The arrests are a stark gauge of how the Kremlin has intensified repression of critics. At least 50 people now face years-long prison sentences.
In Iran, a New Wave of Repression Hits Acclaimed Filmmakers
The authorities in the Islamic Republic like to take credit for the country’s achievements in film, but are warning those who make them not to cross red lines at home.
Israeli Police Attack Mourners Before Funeral for Shireen Abu Akleh
As hundreds gathered to witness the start of Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral procession, riot police assaulted the people carrying her coffin.
As Tunisia’s Democratic Experiment Unravels, Economic Collapse Looms
The president is consolidating one-man rule while the economy, sapped by mismanagement, the pandemic and war in Ukraine, flails. Groups that helped avert a past crisis are largely silent.
A Billionaires’ World
The world’s richest person didn’t like Twitter. So he’s buying it.