Aren Melikyan
@aren-melikyan.bsky.social
Multimedia journalist | Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus | Authoritarianism and Media | World Literature | Airports and Libraries
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⚫️ La Direction de l’AFP partage l’angoisse exprimée par la SDJ quant à la situation effroyable de ses collaborateurs dans la bande de Gaza ⬇️
July 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
⚫️ La Direction de l’AFP partage l’angoisse exprimée par la SDJ quant à la situation effroyable de ses collaborateurs dans la bande de Gaza ⬇️
"Journalism can't exist under totalitarianism," reminds Yekaterina Barabash, who fled Russia after being charged for criticising the invasion of Ukraine.
Her reference is also a challenge to review how we label regimes that have long outgrown the word "authoritarian."
www.rferl.org/a/russia-jou...
Her reference is also a challenge to review how we label regimes that have long outgrown the word "authoritarian."
www.rferl.org/a/russia-jou...
Russian Journalist Secretly Flees To France After Being Charged For War Criticism
A Russian journalist who was charged for her criticism of Moscow’s war on Ukraine and ordered to house arrest pending trial, secretly fled the country for France.
www.rferl.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Journalism can't exist under totalitarianism," reminds Yekaterina Barabash, who fled Russia after being charged for criticising the invasion of Ukraine.
Her reference is also a challenge to review how we label regimes that have long outgrown the word "authoritarian."
www.rferl.org/a/russia-jou...
Her reference is also a challenge to review how we label regimes that have long outgrown the word "authoritarian."
www.rferl.org/a/russia-jou...
Tbilisi Court approval of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov’s extradition further narrows the space for free speech in the South Caucasus, warning exiled journalists in Georgia. The arrest at Baku’s request is yet another example of authoritarian regimes partnering effectively to silence dissent.
November 28, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Tbilisi Court approval of Azerbaijani journalist Afgan Sadigov’s extradition further narrows the space for free speech in the South Caucasus, warning exiled journalists in Georgia. The arrest at Baku’s request is yet another example of authoritarian regimes partnering effectively to silence dissent.