'The internet wasn't invented to be filtered, to be dissected into sovereign parts,' Irina Borogan discusses Russian media censorship with Lucy Papachristou. buff.ly/4aPYTvb

.Maria Pevchikh's film has caused anger and recrimination, but it has launched a long-delayed and badly needed discussion. It's the first time the opposition introduced a new national debate rather than simply responding to the Kremlin. By Irina Borogan and me. cepa.org/article/russia…

A fantastic book, a personal account by Laurie Bristow of the tragic withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Highly recommended!

'I am often asked if there is an alternative to Putin. Well, you are watching Vladimir Putin using the powerful Soviet-style repressive machine to try and destroy that alternative,' Evgenia Kara-Murza marks two years since Vladimir Kara-Murza's unjust imprisonment.

⁦Vladimir Kara-Murza⁩ shares this sad 2-year anniversary of unlawful detention with ⁦Free Sasha Skochilenko⁩ (7 years for anti-war speech).Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine was launched, detentions and arrests are happening in Russia on a daily basis. youtube.com/watch?v=TAGsKy…

How Putin’s regime is openly purchasing influence in neighboring countries, using tactics inspired by the Soviet system of sovzagranbanki (Soviet foreign banks).
Irina Borogan and me for CEPA

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A Duty to Dissent — the Family Kara-Murza | 'Vladimir Kara-Murza tells the truths Russia’s rulers can’t bear to hear. As did his father, as did his grandfather.' Andrei Soldatov & Irina Borogan cepa.org/article/a-duty…

🗓️ As we mark nearly two years of Vladimir Kara-Murza’s unjust imprisonment, join Senator Ben Cardin, Evgenia Kara-Murza, Damon M. Wilson, Mike Abramowitz, and more as they spotlight Vladimir’s case and honor his legacy.

Tune in via livestream tomorrow, April 9th, at 10am EDT:
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The last UK ambassador to Afghanistan ⁦Laurie Bristow⁩ saved hundreds of lives at the Kabul airport during the withdrawal. His book is out now. Don’t miss it! amazon.co.uk/Kabul-inside-w…

“The political reasons were put above intelligence and above people’s lives,” Irina Borogan discusses the Crocus City attacks with Daniel Ofman buff.ly/49jhnmd

In this morning’s mail.

Almost six months after Oct 7, I tried to reflect on my personal experience of being thrust in the middle of this impossible conflict:
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Putin Tells His Spies to Chase Phantom Enemies
Irina Borogan and me on Putin/FSB's shift of the narrative about the terror attack in Moscow into global Western/Ukrainian conspiracy. cepa.org/article/putin-…

.⁦Andrei Soldatov⁩ on the Moscow concert hall attack for The Guardian: “Brutal force and repression will only get you so far” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Putin will be ruthless after the Moscow attack, but Russians don’t trust him to keep them safe | Andrei Soldatov theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

My take on Putin's and his beloved FSB's response to Moscow concert hall attack.
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Russian Election Rigging: A Portrait in Terror | 'Inside the minds of Russia’s guard dogs, the regime’s enemies are busy and innumerable. A lot of people are getting bitten as a result.' Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan cepa.org/article/russia…

The attack on Leonid Volkov reflects perfectly this paranoia before Putin's 're-election.'

A brutal attack on Leonid Volkov, Navalny’s ally, in Vilnius shows once again that Kremlin’s assassins are perfectly capable of acting beyond Russian borders.

1/3.Council of Europe Press Freedom report cites a lawsuit vs our book:'The Russian state’s repressive machine was not confined to Russia’s borders.Russian journalists in exile were routinely tracked, harassed and threatened online, as Russian authorities resorted to transnational repression.