Russia-based journalists have had to flee their homes and families or risk imprisonment and worse. Their revenue sources are mostly gone and - as Russian nationals - they face hostility and mistrust d...
Tikhon Dzyadko
Tikhon Dzyadko is editor-in-chief of Dozhd (TV Rain), formerly the only independent TV station in Russia. In March 2022, Russian authorities blocked access to TV Rain in response to its coverage of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The channel relaunched from studios in Latvia in July, but had its license cancelled in December. TV Rain continued to broadcast via YouTube and received a Dutch broadcast license in January 2023, from where it currently broadcasts.
Tikhon is a former deputy editor-in-chief and host of the RTVI channel and a former correspondent and presenter of the radio station Ekho Moskvy.
Although it has been 30 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the legacy of its reign – and the Kremlin’s continued influence – is still evident in former Eastern bloc countries. Nowh...
Since the return of Vladimir Putin to Kremlin in 2012 Russia’s media have been confronted with the heavy pressure from the authorities. Life has become much harder for the few independent media outl...
